Vera Zvonareva vs Venus Williams — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2003
clay
Zvonareva V.2-6 6-2 6-4
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
2662
Williams V.
6241
Vera Zvonareva defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's final. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Venus Williams in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Vera Zvonareva dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 2–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-10 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 |
| 2008-05-12 | Rome | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-03-03 | Bangalore | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-04-26 | Warsaw | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2004-04-12 | Charleston | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
76
54
Break points saved·Even
79
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 59%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Zvonareva V.
6-14-66-3
Williams S.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Rubin C.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Martinez C.
6-26-1
R16
Clijsters K.
Maleeva M.
0-66-26-1
Henin J.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-2
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-3
Rubin C.
Mandula P.
4-66-27-5
Petrova N.
Capriati J.
6-34-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Williams V.
2-66-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Serna M.
6-16-2
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
6-42-0
R32
Mandula P.
Pennetta F.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-4
Serna M.
Harkleroad A.
3-66-16-2
Henin J.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-1
Schnyder P.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Granville L.
2-66-16-3
Capriati J.
Vakulenko J.
6-16-2
Petrova N.
Irvin M.
6-16-1
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
6-37-5
Maleeva M.
Grande R.
6-32-66-3
Clijsters K.
Suarez P.
6-26-1
Martinez C.
Pisnik T.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Shaughnessy M.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Schett B.
6-06-0
R64
Zvonareva V.
Chladkova D.
6-26-3
Farina Elia S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Dominikovic E.
6-34-66-2
Davenport L.
Tulyaganova I.
7-56-1
Dechy N.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Pisnik T.
Dokic J.
4-66-36-2
Maleeva M.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-36-2
Grande R.
Bovina E.
7-56-3
Suarez P.
Morariu C.
6-16-1
Clijsters K.
Weingartner M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Talaja S.
6-16-1
Irvin M.
Srebotnik K.
6-47-5
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Capriati J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
Rubin C.
Black C.
7-666-3
Granville L.
Majoli I.
6-16-2
Pennetta F.
Raymond L.
6-37-63
Mandula P.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Garbin T.
6-04-66-2
Schnyder P.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-37-64
Randriantefy D.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-16-2
Zuluaga F.
Loit E.
7-661-69-7
Serna M.
Smashnova A.
6-43-66-3
Harkleroad A.
Hantuchova D.
7-624-69-7
Sugiyama A.
Kleinova S.
7-56-0
Shaughnessy M.
Cervanova L.
6-37-65
Schett B.
Fernandez C.
6-45-76-1
Williams S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Matevzic M.
6-25-76-3
R128
Morariu C.
Bedanova D.
4-67-56-3
Williams S.
Rittner B.
6-26-1
Mikaelian M.
Widjaja A.
6-34-67-5
Schett B.
Morigami A.
4-66-46-0
Fernandez C.
Pierce M.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-511-9
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
2-66-06-1
Harkleroad A.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Serna M.
Sharapova M.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Pin C.
6-16-1
Loit E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Zuluaga F.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Craybas J.
6-16-3
Mauresmo A.
Razzano V.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Wartusch P.
6-37-5
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lefevre S.
7-56-756-4
Foretz Gacon S.
Birnerova E.
6-47-5
Randriantefy D.
Stevenson A.
6-36-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Gussoni N.
6-17-5
Garbin T.
Wheeler C.
6-46-3
Daniilidou E.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Safina D.
6-26-2
Mandula P.
Marrero M.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Dulon A.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Asagoe S.
6-17-5
Granville L.
Tu M.
1-66-16-4
Majoli I.
Cho Y.
4-67-56-0
Black C.
Casanova M.
6-44-66-4
Rubin C.
Nagyova H.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Kruger J.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-0
Vakulenko J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-16-1
Schiavone F.
Schruff J.
3-66-36-2
Chladkova D.
Laurendon A.
6-06-1
Srebotnik K.
Coetzer A.
6-24-66-3
Irvin M.
Camerin M.
7-642-66-4
Talaja S.
Husarova J.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Seles M.
6-46-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Matevzic M.
Barna A.
5-77-57-5
Zvonareva V.
Muller M.
6-16-3
Farina Elia S.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-4
Ondraskova Z.
Mouhtassine B.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Reeves S.
6-26-4
Davenport L.
Prakusya W.
6-26-0
Tulyaganova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Leon Garcia G.
Dulko G.
6-44-67-5
Dechy N.
Prusova L.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Perebiynis T.
6-26-3
Gagliardi E.
Poutchek T.
6-16-726-3
Pisnik T.
Koukalova K.
7-636-1
Dokic J.
Roesch A.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Molik A.
6-33-66-1
Kulikovskaya E.
Beigbeder C.
6-46-2
Grande R.
Cargill A.
6-36-1
Bovina E.
Golovin T.
6-46-1
Suarez P.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-0
Weingartner M.
Lee Waters L.
6-27-5
Clijsters K.
Frazier A.
6-26-0
Cervanova L.
Callens E.
7-646-3
Kleinova S.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Pichet V.
6-16-0
Dominikovic E.
Benesova I.
6-06-1