Mary Pierce vs Lindsay Davenport — WTA Tour Championships Semi-final

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 November 2005
carpet
USA
Lindsay Davenport
49 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mary Pierce defeated Lindsay Davenport 7-6 7-6 in the WTA Tour Championships semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round-robin. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Pierce M.
77782
Davenport L.
6566–

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayMary Pierce6-3 6-2
1999-09-27Grand Slam CupQFhardLindsay Davenport3-6 6-2 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenQFhardLindsay Davenport6-2 3-6 7-5
1998-10-05FilderstadtR16hardLindsay Davenport6-1 6-3
1998-08-03San DiegoFhardLindsay Davenport6-3 6-1
1998-04-06Amelia IslandSFclayMary Pierce4-6 6-3 6-3
1997-04-07Amelia IslandFclayLindsay Davenport6-2 6-3

Statistics

Recent form
Pierce M.Davenport L.
67%1st serve in+8%59%
67%1st serve points won+5%72%
51%2nd serve points won+3%48%
62%Service points won62%
42%Return points won+6%48%
56%Break points saved+1%55%
3.8Aces / match+1.85.6
1.3Double faults / match+2.84.1

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

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Pierce M.
5-77-636-4
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Davenport L.
7-657-66
Mauresmo A.
Sharapova M.
7-616-3
Round Robin
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-35-76-4
Davenport L.
Schnyder P.
6-37-5
Davenport L.
Petrova N.
6-27-61
Sharapova M.
Schnyder P.
6-13-66-3
Petrova N.
Sharapova M.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Petrova N.
6-05-76-4
Mauresmo A.
Clijsters K.
6-37-64
Pierce M.
Clijsters K.
6-14-67-62
Pierce M.
Mauresmo A.
2-66-46-2
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Dementieva E.
6-26-3
Pierce M.
Dementieva E.
6-26-3