Kim Clijsters vs Venus Williams — Stanford Final

Stanford · WTA · Final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2005
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Clijsters K.
7-5 6-2
Williams V.
Clijsters K.
762
Williams V.
52–

Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 7-5 6-2 in the Stanford final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's final, but Kim Clijsters had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 8 on hard. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Kim Clijsters closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

6–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenSFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardKim Clijsters6-0 0-6 6-4
2005-08-29US OpenQFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-5 6-1
2005-02-14AntwerpQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-1
2003-02-10AntwerpFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetKim Clijsters5-0 RET
2002-07-29San DiegoQFhardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-4
2002-07-22StanfordFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2002-04-30HamburgFclayKim Clijsters1-6 6-3 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
54
Break points saved·Even
87
83
Break points won·Even
82
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
86

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
2-67-646-2
Clijsters K.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Benesova I.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-3
Groenefeld A.
Dechy N.
2-66-26-3
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-1
R16
Groenefeld A.
Davenport L.
5-0
Jankovic J.
Frazier A.
6-06-3
Williams V.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
6-47-5
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
3-66-36-4
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-43-66-1
Benesova I.
Schiavone F.
3-66-37-64
R32
Raymond L.
Haynes A.
6-47-67
Hantuchova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
7-6106-2
Benesova I.
Peng S.
6-47-63
Schiavone F.
Jidkova A.
6-46-1
Shaughnessy M.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-67-66
Groenefeld A.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Mirza S.
Daniilidou E.
7-642-66-3
Frazier A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-0
Jankovic J.
Irvin M.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Washington M.
6-16-3
Dechy N.
Sprem K.
6-26-3