Serena Williams vs Venus Williams — Doha Round Robin
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Doha round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in ranked #588, defending last year's round of 16, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 14–7.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 5–7 6–4 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams S. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams S. and Williams V. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 12–3 (80%) against them, Williams V. 11–3 (79%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
12–380%Williams S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents11–379%Williams V. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
25–8Sets23–9
192–137Games171–103
1–2Tiebreaks0–3
2–1Deciding sets2–2
vs Ivanovic A.W6-4 6-4Dubai · hardW6-1 0-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Safina D.W6-4 6-1WTA Tour Championships · carpetW7-5 6-3WTA Tour Championships · carpet- vs Dementieva E.W6-2 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpetL6-3 6-7 2-6WTA Tour Championships · carpet
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vs Benesova I.W6-1 6-4Paris · carpetW6-1 6-4Miami · hard- vs Kuznetsova S.W7-6 7-5WTA Tour Championships · carpetW6-2 6-7 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpet
vs Pennetta F.W6-4 6-3US Open · hardL6-7 4-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Bondarenko K.W6-3 6-2Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Clijsters K.L4-6 5-7US Open · hardL0-6 6-0 4-6US Open · hard- vs Volodko K.W6-3 6-2Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
21 meetings · Williams S. leads 14–7147
Hard: Williams S. leads 8–4 · Carpet: Williams S. leads 2–1 · Grass: Williams S. leads 3–2 · Clay: Williams S. leads 1–0
- Williams S.October 2009DohaThis matchHard5-7 6-4 7-6(4)
- Williams S.October 2009WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet6-2 7-6
- Williams S.October 2009WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet5-7 6-4 7-6
- Williams S.June 2009WimbledonGrass7-6 6-2
- Williams S.March 2009MiamiHard6-4 3-6 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWilliams S.Williams V.2 030ELO1 6622 059Hard ELO1 5983–7Last 100–1028Age29175 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $94.9M2026 $132KEarningsCareer $43.2M2026 $327K