Kim Clijsters vs Mary PierceUS Open Final

US Open · WTA · Final
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005
hard
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-3 6-1
Pierce M.
Clijsters K.
662
Pierce M.
31

Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce 6-3 6-1 in the US Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-11-07WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMary Pierce6-1 4-6 7-6(2)
2004-02-09ParisFcarpetKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2003-10-06FilderstadtSFhardKim Clijsters7-6(2) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Even 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 season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Pierce M.
6-36-1
R128
Dementieva E.
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Maleeva M.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-3
Frazier A.
Gullickson C.
6-47-5
Pierce M.
Santangelo M.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Chan Y.
6-16-3
Castano C.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-27-5
Zuluaga F.
Harkleroad A.
6-03-0
Vaidisova N.
Peschke K.
6-36-1
Sun T.
Stosur S.
6-37-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Sprem K.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-32-67-65
Asagoe S.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Smashnova A.
Kloesel S.
6-36-3
Schruff J.
Pennetta F.
6-43-67-5
Raymond L.
Kremer A.
6-43-66-2
Pratt N.
Morigami A.
6-706-0
Nakamura A.
Irvin M.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Birnerova E.
6-46-4
Pastikova M.
Grande R.
3-67-656-3
Salerni M.
Kirkland J.
6-43-67-60
Kirilenko M.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-1
Dushevina V.
Dabek T.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Hsieh S.
6-06-2
Glatch A.
Fedak Y.
6-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Shaughnessy M.
2-67-57-5
Diaz Oliva M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Dulko G.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-2
Cho Y.
Parra Santonja A.
6-42-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Haynes A.
7-57-66
Henin J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-0
Hantuchova D.
Pin C.
6-36-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Mamic S.
1-66-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Lee Waters L.
7-656-3
Sugiyama A.
Bondarenko A.
5-76-46-3
Zheng J.
Benesova I.
6-23-66-0
Mirza S.
Washington M.
7-666-766-4
Parmentier P.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-36-4
Chakvetadze A.
Kutuzova V.
6-33-67-5
King V.
Koukalova K.
6-33-66-1
Dechy N.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Schnyder P.
Martinez C.
4-66-46-2
Sucha M.
Bammer S.
4-66-47-5
Linetskaya E.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-46-4
Davenport L.
Li N.
6-46-4
Randriantefy D.
Gambale M.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-1
Likhovtseva E.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Perry S.
Molik A.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Camerin M.
Safina D.
6-36-756-3
Granville L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Muller M.
6-16-2
Bychkova E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Lisjak I.
Loit E.
1-66-46-3
Peer S.
Domachowska M.
7-57-5
Laine E.
Peng S.
3-67-646-2
Jankovic J.
Chladkova D.
7-56-3
Groenefeld A.
Brandi K.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Spears A.
7-666-3
Craybas J.
Jackson J.
6-42-67-5