Serena Williams vs Conchita Martinez — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2003
clay
ESP
Conchita Martinez
54 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Williams S.
7-5 6-2
Martinez C.
Williams S.
762
Martinez C.
52–

Serena Williams defeated Conchita Martinez 7-5 6-2 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-04-07CharlestonR16claySerena Williams6-2 6-2
2000-08-07Los AngelesQFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-6 6-2
1999-08-30US OpenR16hardSerena Williams4-6 6-2 6-2
1998-05-04RomeR16claySerena Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Martinez C.

Martinez C.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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 S.Martinez C.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
3-67-636-0
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Williams S.
1-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Martinez C.
7-56-2
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
6-37-610
R16
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-3
Capriati J.
Petrova N.
7-56-3
Pisnik T.
Loit E.
2-66-46-1
Williams S.
Dechy N.
6-36-0
Martinez C.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Black C.
6-06-3
Myskina A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
R32
Clijsters K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Capriati J.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6-02-66-4
Black C.
Granville L.
7-51-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Serna M.
7-641-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Seles M.
6-34-1
Loit E.
Rubin C.
6-21-66-3
Pisnik T.
Maleeva M.
4-66-47-5
Smashnova A.
Pennetta F.
6-47-64
Schnyder P.
Schett B.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Coetzer A.
2-67-647-64
Myskina A.
Matevzic M.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-2
R64
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Callens E.
6-46-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Tu M.
6-46-4
Granville L.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Tatarkova E.
6-06-4
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-0
Seles M.
Casanova M.
4-66-26-3
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-43-67-5
Koukalova K.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Tulyaganova I.
2-66-36-0
Pisnik T.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-06-4
Dechy N.
Harkleroad A.
1-66-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Suarez P.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Fernandez C.
6-43-66-0
Black C.
Grande R.
6-37-5
Zuluaga F.
Stevenson A.
6-16-1
Daniilidou E.
Reeves S.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Matevzic M.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3
Loit E.
Chladkova D.
6-37-61
Schett B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Jankovic J.
7-52-67-5
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
6-13-67-5