Mary Pierce vs Lindsay Davenport — Los Angeles Semi-final
Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 12 November 2005 ·
hard
Pierce M.7-6 7-6
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
77782
Davenport L.
65660
Mary Pierce defeated Lindsay Davenport 7-6 7-6 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce won all two sets in tiebreaks against Lindsay Davenport.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-07 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Mary Pierce | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | QF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2 3-6 7-5 |
| 1998-10-05 | Filderstadt | R16 | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1998-04-06 | Amelia Island | SF | clay | Mary Pierce | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1997-04-07 | Amelia Island | F | clay | Lindsay Davenport | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.