Justine Henin vs Monica Seles — Dubai Final
Dubai · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003
hard
Henin J.4-6 7-6 7-5
Seles M.
Henin J.
47772
Seles M.
66451
Justine Henin defeated Monica Seles 4-6 7-6 7-5 in the Dubai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Justine Henin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin dropped the opening set before beating Monica Seles 4–6 7–6 7–5.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-14 | Amelia Island | QF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2002-02-05 | Paris | QF | carpet | Monica Seles | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-08-13 | Toronto | QF | hard | Monica Seles | 1-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Monica Seles | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Henin J.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
54%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
50%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
49%
26%
Service points won·Clear edge
61%
39%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
40%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
12.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 49 km/hHumidity 32%
Draw
Final
Henin J.
Seles M.
4-67-647-5
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Tulyaganova I.
6-17-5
Capriati J.
Martinez C.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Myskina A.
6-16-4
R16
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Schnyder P.
6-1
Tulyaganova I.
Maleeva M.
7-627-5
Mauresmo A.
Mandula P.
6-22-67-65
Capriati J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-1
Myskina A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Martinez C.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-776-2
Seles M.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Barna A.
1-66-26-4
R32
Mandula P.
Black C.
6-07-5
Kuznetsova S.
Majoli I.
7-626-2
Daniilidou E.
Sfar S.
7-626-2
Schnyder P.
Pratt N.
6-47-5
Tulyaganova I.
Leon Garcia G.
6-34-67-64
Maleeva M.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Martinez C.
Grande R.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Widjaja A.
5-77-56-4
Schiavone F.
Panova T.
6-46-0
Myskina A.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-36-0
Barna A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-0