Venus Williams vs Maria Kirilenko — Seoul Final

Seoul · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2007
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Williams V.
6-3 1-6 6-4
Kirilenko M.
Williams V.
6162
Kirilenko M.
3641

Venus Williams defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-3 1-6 6-4 in the Seoul final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-13CincinnatiR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-7(5) 6-2
2007-03-19MiamiR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kirilenko M.

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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
72
Break points won·Slight edge
83
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
66

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Kirilenko M.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-31-66-4
Semi-finals
Kirilenko M.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-0
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Daniilidou E.
Szavay A.
4-67-50-0
Williams V.
Domachowska M.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Morita A.
6-16-2
Kirilenko M.
Castano C.
6-36-0
R16
Williams V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Szavay A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-4
Daniilidou E.
Rolle A.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Yuan M.
6-46-2
Castano C.
Muller M.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Morita A.
Johansson M.
6-44-66-4
Domachowska M.
Beltrame S.
7-56-2
R32
Morita A.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Spears A.
6-26-3
Tanasugarn T.
Dellacqua C.
1-66-36-2
Domachowska M.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Beltrame S.
Nakamura A.
5-77-647-65
Johansson M.
Namigata J.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Morigami A.
6-26-3
Muller M.
Han S.
6-16-0
Castano C.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Yuan M.
Erakovic M.
6-46-4
Kirilenko M.
Kim S.
7-56-3
Daniilidou E.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Rolle A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-1
Voskoboeva G.
Fedossova Y.
6-46-1
Szavay A.
Lee Y.
6-26-3