Mary Pierce vs Venus Williams — Olympics Round of 16
Olympics · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2004
hard
Pierce M.6-4 6-4
Williams V.
Pierce M.
662
Williams V.
44–
Mary Pierce defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, but Mary Pierce had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-0 7-6(10) |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-10-11 | Zurich | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | F | clay | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-04-26 | Hamburg | F | clay | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1998-10-20 | Kremlin Cup | SF | carpet | Mary Pierce | 2-6 6-2 6-0 |
| 1998-10-12 | Zurich | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 2-6 7-6 4-0 RET |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pierce M.
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·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Pierce M.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-654-66-2
Molik A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Myskina A.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
R16
Henin J.
Pratt N.
6-16-0
Mauresmo A.
Rubin C.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-3
Pierce M.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Sprem K.
7-666-1
Schiavone F.
Zuluaga F.
6-756-16-3
Myskina A.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-4
Molik A.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
R32
Henin J.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Garbin T.
1-67-656-2
Pierce M.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Widjaja A.
6-36-1
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Molik A.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Morigami A.
7-656-2
Schnyder P.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-16-4
Rubin C.
Black C.
6-43-66-3
Mauresmo A.
Camerin M.
6-06-1
Daniilidou E.
Maleeva M.
2-66-46-4
Williams V.
Matevzic M.
6-06-0
Myskina A.
Brandi K.
6-23-66-4
Schiavone F.
Cho Y.
2-67-606-4
Zuluaga F.
Suarez P.
4-67-646-1
R64
Molik A.
Dementieva E.
4-66-06-3
Farina Elia S.
Testud S.
6-26-0
Daniilidou E.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Maleeva M.
Koukalova K.
6-16-4
Schiavone F.
Asagoe S.
6-37-64
Cho Y.
Kanepi K.
7-616-1
Zuluaga F.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Perebiynis T.
Randriantefy D.
6-36-4
Widjaja A.
Tanasugarn T.
1-66-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Martinez C.
6-16-4
Camerin M.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-46-3
Rubin C.
Stosur S.
6-26-786-0
Hantuchova D.
Schaul C.
6-16-1
Morigami A.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-36-3
Garbin T.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Casanova M.
6-37-5
Matevzic M.
Obata S.
7-637-5
Williams V.
Czink M.
6-16-2
Myskina A.
Serna M.
6-06-1
Brandi K.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-1
Srebotnik K.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-30-66-4
Raymond L.
Kurhajcova L.
6-44-66-3
Suarez P.
Dechy N.
6-717-659-7
Sugiyama A.
Zheng J.
4-66-38-6
Sprem K.
Dulko G.
7-667-5
Black C.
Pisnik T.
6-35-76-4
Schnyder P.
Mandula P.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Kremer A.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Sucha M.
6-36-3
Pierce M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-5