Silvia Farina Elia vs Venus Williams — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Silvia Farina Elia
54 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 February 2005
hard
USA
Venus Williams
#459WTA
1659ELO
1619Hard ELO
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Silvia Farina Elia defeated Venus Williams 7-5 7-6 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Silvia Farina Elia claimed a first win over Venus Williams in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Farina Elia S.
7782
Williams V.
566–

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.18
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 65%

Head to head

0–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2002-02-11AntwerpQFhardVenus Williams6-3 0-1 RET
2002-02-05ParisQFcarpetVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2001-04-30HamburgQFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-1
1999-07-24Fed Cup WG1 SF: ITA vs USARRclayVenus Williams6-1 6-1
1998-10-05FilderstadtR32hardVenus Williams6-2 4-6 6-3
1998-03-19Key BiscayneQFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
1998-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1
1997-10-27Kremlin CupR16carpetVenus Williams6-4 6-0

Statistics

Recent form
Farina Elia S.Williams V.
72%1st serve in+13%59%
58%1st serve points won+5%63%
47%2nd serve points won+10%37%
55%Service points won+3%52%
48%Return points won+9%39%
57%Break points saved+8%49%
0.7Aces / match+2.93.6
2.4Double faults / match+2.75.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Jankovic J.
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
6-04-3
Davenport L.
Schnyder P.
4-67-56-1
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-16-4
Schnyder P.
Myskina A.
6-707-626-2
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
6-26-2
R16
Davenport L.
Zheng J.
6-27-5
Martinez C.
Dechy N.
6-16-2
Myskina A.
Bartoli M.
4-2
Schnyder P.
Li N.
6-37-69
Jankovic J.
Farina Elia S.
4-67-56-1
Mirza S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Williams S.
Bovina E.
1-66-16-4
R32
Martinez C.
Asagoe S.
6-36-4
Zheng J.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-646-2
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
6-13-66-4
Dechy N.
Dushevina V.
6-716-47-64
Bartoli M.
Dulko G.
6-46-4
Li N.
Sugiyama A.
1-67-646-2
Schnyder P.
Maleeva M.
7-616-2
Farina Elia S.
Williams V.
7-57-66
Jankovic J.
Suarez P.
6-36-1
Mirza S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-726-46-1
Hantuchova D.
Molik A.
7-686-2
Likhovtseva E.
Sfar S.
2-66-27-65