Serena Williams vs Venus Williams — WTA Tour Championships Final

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009
carpet
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Williams S.
6-2 7-6
Williams V.
Williams S.
6772
Williams V.
264–

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 6-2 7-6 in the WTA Tour Championships final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 13–7, defending last year's round-robin. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 14–7.

Key context

Head to head

13–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10LexingtonR16hardSerena Williams3-6 6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2017-01-16Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2015-08-31US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-2 1-6 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2014-08-04MontrealSFhardVenus Williams6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
2013-04-01CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams5-7 6-4 7-6(4)
2009-06-22WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams7-6(3) 6-2
2009-03-23MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 3-6 6-3
2009-02-16DubaiSFhardVenus Williams6-1 2-6 7-6(3)
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams5-7 6-1 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardSerena Williams7-6(6) 7-6(7)
2008-06-23WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2008-03-03BangaloreSFhardSerena Williams6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2005-08-29US OpenR16hardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-2
2005-03-23MiamiQFhardVenus Williams6-1 7-6(8)
2003-06-23WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams4-6 6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve 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 season
Williams S.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-40-1
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
5-76-36-4
Round Robin
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
1-1
Radwanska A.
Azarenka V.
4-67-54-1
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Williams V.
3-67-666-2
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-736-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Williams V.
5-76-47-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
7-667-5
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Azarenka V.
1-66-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Wozniacki C.
6-06-736-4