Venus Williams vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Doha Round Robin

Doha · WTA · Round Robin
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#664WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 29 October 2009 ·
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Williams V.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
66362
Kuznetsova S.
27741

Venus Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Doha round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's round of 16. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

6–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-3
2017-03-20MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 7-6
2016-09-26WuhanR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams6-2 6-7 6-4
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2007-04-30WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-3 6-4
2006-05-01WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2
2004-04-26WarsawFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2004-02-23DubaiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2003-01-13Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
71
Break points saved·Even
34
34
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
90
Tiebreaks·Even
87
89

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw