Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — Stanford Quarter-final
Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2009
hard
Stosur S.6-2 3-6 6-2
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6362
Williams S.
2621
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's semi-final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
3–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-29 | Beijing | QF | hard | Samantha Stosur | DEF |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6(7) 7-6(7) |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2012-04-02 | Charleston | SF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2012-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | F | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2011-08-08 | Toronto | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Samantha Stosur | 6-2 6-7(2) 8-6 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-0 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Williams S.
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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
45
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Dominant
61
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
95
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
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Sharapova M.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Jankovic J.
3-67-636-3
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-23-66-2
R16
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-17-5
Dementieva E.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Radwanska A.
4-67-666-1
Bartoli M.
Oudin M.
7-56-4
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
2-66-26-4
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-17-5
Williams S.
Czink M.
6-37-67
R32
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Dubois S.
6-26-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Coin J.
6-17-65
Sharapova M.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-766-1
Petrova N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-3
Dementieva E.
Keothavong A.
6-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Chakvetadze A.
6-45-77-65
Hantuchova D.
Wozniak A.
6-44-67-5
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
7-666-3
Oudin M.
Barte H.
6-26-1
Lisicki S.
Osterloh L.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Haynes A.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-16-0
Czink M.
Kleybanova A.
6-07-5
Williams S.
Li N.
6-37-66