Serena Williams vs Lindsay Davenport — Australian Open Final
Australian Open · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005
hard
Williams S.2-6 6-3 6-0
Davenport L.
Williams S.
2662
Davenport L.
6301
Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–4. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–4.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped the opening set before beating Lindsay Davenport 2–6 6–3 6–0.
Head to head
9–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 3-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2003-04-07 | Charleston | SF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2000-08-22 | US Open | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-08-07 | Los Angeles | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-4 7-6(1) |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 1-6 6-4 |
| 1999-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 1-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 1997-11-03 | Chicago | SF | carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
95
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
72
Break points won·Dominant
96
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
71
Tiebreaks·
95
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 54%
Draw
Final
Williams S.
Davenport L.
2-66-36-0
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Kuznetsova S.
4-66-26-2
Davenport L.
Molik A.
6-44-69-7
Dechy N.
Schnyder P.
5-76-17-5
R16
Williams S.
Petrova N.
6-13-66-3
Sharapova M.
Farina Elia S.
4-66-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Dushevina V.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
6-767-646-2
Dechy N.
Myskina A.
6-46-2
Molik A.
Williams V.
7-57-63
Davenport L.
Sprem K.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Linetskaya E.
6-26-4
R32
Sprem K.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Maleeva M.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-06-2
Molik A.
Panova T.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Raymond L.
W/O
Farina Elia S.
Baltacha E.
6-16-0
Dushevina V.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-65
Dementieva E.
Hantuchova D.
7-55-76-4
Schnyder P.
Spears A.
7-646-3
Dechy N.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
6-27-5
Linetskaya E.
Frazier A.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Mirza S.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Smashnova A.
6-36-0
Davenport L.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-4
R64
Davenport L.
Pastikova M.
2-66-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-07-5
Likhovtseva E.
Dominikovic E.
6-32-66-3
Dechy N.
Washington M.
6-727-656-2
Schnyder P.
Krajicek M.
3-66-36-4
Spears A.
Golovin T.
7-56-1
Hantuchova D.
Schett B.
6-46-0
Kuznetsova S.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
Diaz Oliva M.
Dulko G.
7-627-5
Groenefeld A.
Zuluaga F.
6-27-62
Dushevina V.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-2
Molik A.
Nakamura A.
6-26-4
Panova T.
Jankovic J.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Peng S.
6-36-1
Myskina A.
Obziler T.
6-46-2
Sprem K.
Garbin T.
7-657-62
Raymond L.
Koukalova K.
6-06-1
Farina Elia S.
Domachowska M.
6-37-65
Petrova N.
Ferguson S.
4-66-06-1
Linetskaya E.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Frazier A.
Chladkova D.
6-13-66-2
Ivanovic A.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-1
Mauresmo A.
Safina D.
2-66-16-0
Schiavone F.
Perebiynis T.
2-66-36-0
Dementieva E.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Baltacha E.
Cohen Aloro S.
2-66-36-1
Li N.
Asagoe S.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Lee Waters L.
4-66-06-3
Williams S.
Randriantefy D.
6-36-0
Mirza S.
Mandula P.
6-26-1
Maleeva M.
Jidkova A.
6-47-5
R128
Smashnova A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-06-0
Tanasugarn T.
Strycova B.
6-06-2
Myskina A.
Peschke K.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Obziler T.
Loit E.
7-6116-4
Sucha M.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-4
Raymond L.
Yakimova A.
6-06-1
Dechy N.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Washington M.
Castano C.
6-26-3
Schnyder P.
Fedak Y.
6-16-1
Golovin T.
Cervanova L.
6-37-5
Spears A.
Shaughnessy M.
1-66-26-2
Schiavone F.
Marrero M.
6-36-2
Krajicek M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-1
Sprem K.
Adamczak M.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Pierce M.
6-26-2
Baltacha E.
Srebotnik K.
5-76-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Mamic S.
6-36-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dellacqua C.
3-66-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-746-46-2
Pastikova M.
Kremer A.
6-46-4
Dominikovic E.
Santangelo M.
6-756-46-3
Garbin T.
Weingartner M.
7-57-65
Nakamura A.
Haynes A.
6-36-4
Panova T.
Serra Zanetti A.
4-66-26-1
Jankovic J.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Brandi K.
6-33-66-3
Zuluaga F.
Sfar S.
6-37-5
Groenefeld A.
Beltrame S.
6-16-3
Bartoli M.
Schaul C.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kirkland J.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Chakvetadze A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Welford T.
6-31-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Morigami A.
6-47-5
Dushevina V.
Craybas J.
3-67-626-4
Maleeva M.
Serna M.
6-16-1
Mandula P.
Pennetta F.
3-66-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Liu N.
6-46-2
Farina Elia S.
Schruff J.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Watson C.
3-66-36-0
Randriantefy D.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-1
Williams S.
Pin C.
6-16-1
Chladkova D.
Talaja S.
7-636-3
Sharapova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-1
Lee Waters L.
Gubacsi Z.
6-37-5
Li N.
Granville L.
6-24-66-2
Asagoe S.
Barna A.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-5
Mauresmo A.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Linetskaya E.
Kurhajcova L.
6-46-1
Jidkova A.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-16-4
Domachowska M.
Li T.
6-13-66-0
Koukalova K.
Tu M.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Perebiynis T.
Rousseau C.
1-66-47-5
Diaz Oliva M.
Obata S.
6-36-4
Ferguson S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-67-666-4
Petrova N.
Razzano V.
6-16-2
Frazier A.
Irvin M.
7-56-1
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
3-67-646-1
Kirilenko M.
Kapros A.
5-76-26-4