Venus Williams vs Kim Clijsters — Antwerp Final

Antwerp · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2003
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Williams V.
6-2 6-4
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
662
Clijsters K.
24–

Venus Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 6-2 6-4 in the Antwerp final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenSFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardKim Clijsters6-0 0-6 6-4
2005-08-29US OpenQFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-5 6-1
2005-07-25StanfordFhardKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2005-02-14AntwerpQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-1
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetKim Clijsters5-0 RET
2002-07-29San DiegoQFhardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-4
2002-07-22StanfordFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2002-04-30HamburgFclayKim Clijsters1-6 6-3 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Even
83
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
66

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Clijsters K.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Clijsters K.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
6-27-63
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Dechy N.
7-647-66
Williams V.
Pisnik T.
6-16-4
Henin J.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-4
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
7-56-1
R16
Dechy N.
Husarova J.
1-66-36-0
Clijsters K.
Casanova M.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Chladkova D.
7-56-0
Henin J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-47-62
Sugiyama A.
Roesch A.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Callens E.
5-76-46-3
Pisnik T.
Razzano V.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Matevzic M.
6-16-1
R32
Dechy N.
Schaul C.
6-46-3
Matevzic M.
Bedanova D.
6-26-3
Pisnik T.
Grande R.
6-34-66-3
Razzano V.
Stevenson A.
6-36-2
Callens E.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-2
Husarova J.
Henke V.
6-16-1
Ondraskova Z.
Loit E.
6-26-756-3
Roesch A.
Serna M.
6-736-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Dokic J.
7-55-76-3
Chladkova D.
Benesova I.
6-34-66-2
Casanova M.
Flipkens K.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Clijsters E.
6-26-3