Venus Williams vs Nicole Vaidisova — Istanbul Final

Istanbul · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2005
clay
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Vaidisova N.
Williams V.
662
Vaidisova N.
32–

Venus Williams defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-3 6-2 in the Istanbul final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Vaidisova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Nicole Vaidisova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayNicole Vaidisova6-7(5) 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Vaidisova N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Vaidisova N.

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 V.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
73
Break points won·Clear edge
83
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
52

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

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Smashnova A.
4-66-16-0
Williams V.
Pironkova T.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Smashnova A.
Washington M.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Groenefeld A.
7-57-66
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Peer S.
6-37-64
R16
Washington M.
Vesnina E.
7-56-1
Pironkova T.
Fedak Y.
3-66-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Abramovic I.
6-26-3
Peer S.
Morigami A.
3-66-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Panova T.
5-76-46-1
Williams V.
Marrero M.
6-06-0
Groenefeld A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-2
Smashnova A.
Hopkins J.
6-16-0
R32
Vesnina E.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-5
Morigami A.
Raymond L.
6-16-2
Abramovic I.
Ozgen P.
6-36-0
Hopkins J.
Matevzic M.
4-66-06-1
Washington M.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-67-5
Marrero M.
Hisamatsu S.
6-06-2
Panova T.
Craybas J.
6-45-76-4
Fedak Y.
Irvin M.
4-66-27-5
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-56-2
Gagliardi E.
Stanciute L.
6-46-756-3
Groenefeld A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-5
Smashnova A.
Castano C.
6-32-66-2