Venus Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — Doha Semi-final
Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's quarter-final. That levelled the head-to-head at 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Jelena Jankovic 5–7 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams V. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams V. and Jankovic J. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams V. went 20–8 (71%) against them, Jankovic J. 16–9 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (6 : 4 better-results split).
vs Zvonareva V.#294W6-7 6-0 6-2WTA Tour Championships · carpetL6-2 3-6 4-6WTA Tour Championships · carpet- vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-0 6-1Dubai · hardL4-6 4-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Lisicki S.L4-6 6-7Charleston · clayW7-5 5-7 6-3Stuttgart · clay
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- vs Sharapova M.W6-2 6-2Stanford · hardL2-5Tokyo · hard
- vs Safina D.W6-1 6-0Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-2Cincinnati · hard
- vs Kuznetsova S.W6-2 6-7(3) 6-4Doha · hardL1-6 6-7Rome · clay
- vs Dementieva E.W6-0 6-1Stanford · hardW7-6 0-6 7-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Cornet A.W6-3 6-2Dubai · hardW5-7 6-4 6-4Paris · carpet- vs Chakvetadze A.W6-0 6-7 6-4Rome · clayL7-6 3-6 2-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Bondarenko K.W6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-1 1-0Rome · clay- vs Kleybanova A.L3-6 6-3 5-7Madrid · clayL4-6 3-6Moscow · hard
- vs Bartoli M.L2-6 7-5 4-6Stanford · hardL6-3 6-7 3-6Stanford · hard
vs Llagostera Vives N.W6-4 4-6 6-2Acapulco · hardW6-2 6-1Madrid · clay
vs Pennetta F.W6-1 6-2Acapulco · hardL6-2 4-6 4-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Benesova I.W6-1 6-4Miami · hardW6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grass- vs Safarova L.W6-7 6-2 7-5Roland Garros · clayW7-6 6-3Moscow · hard
vs Rybarikova M.W6-2 7-5US Open · hardW6-1 6-2Roland Garros · clay- vs Volodko K.W6-3 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-1 1-0Rome · clay
vs Ivanovic A.Hard to compareW6-1 0-1Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpet
Head-to-head
10 meetings · level 5–5Hard: Williams V. leads 3–0 · Carpet: Williams V. leads 1–0 · Clay: Jankovic J. leads 4–1 · Grass: Jankovic J. leads 1–0
- Williams V.October 2009DohaThis matchHard5-7 6-3 6-4
- Williams V.November 2008WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet6-2 2-6 6-3
- Jankovic J.September 2008StuttgartClay6-7 7-5 6-2
- Jankovic J.May 2008RomeClay5-7 6-2 6-3
- Williams V.August 2007US OpenHard4-6 6-1 7-6
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Venus Williams beat Jelena Jankovic 5-7 6-3 6-4. Umpiry, "Venus Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — Doha Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-10-31/jankovic-vs-williams-doha-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 31 October 2009).