Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — US Open Final

US Open · WTA · Final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Stosur S.
6-2 6-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
662
Williams S.
23–

Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardSamantha StosurDEF
2014-08-11CincinnatiR32hardSerena Williams7-6(7) 7-6(7)
2014-08-04MontrealR32hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-1
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2011-08-08TorontoFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosQFclaySamantha Stosur6-2 6-7(2) 8-6
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardSamantha Stosur6-2 3-6 6-2
2009-01-12SydneyR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
2008-08-11OlympicsR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Stosur 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
Stosur S.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
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 pressure
Stosur S.Williams S.
Clutch 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
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Kerber A.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-3
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Petkovic A.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-36-4
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-47-66
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-7156-3
Zvonareva V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-767-56-1
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
R32
Stosur S.
Petrova N.
7-656-757-5
Lisicki S.
Falconi I.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
6-33-66-4
Peng S.
Goerges J.
6-47-61
Kerber A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Schiavone F.
Scheepers C.
5-77-656-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-17-65
Suarez Navarro C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Kuznetsova S.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
King V.
6-26-4
R64
Lisicki S.
Williams V.
W/O
Kirilenko M.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-13-0
Ivanovic A.
Cetkovska P.
W/O
Scheepers C.
Barthel M.
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martic P.
6-42-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Baltacha E.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
7-53-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Robson L.
6-26-3
Falconi I.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-37-5
Stosur S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Bartoli M.
7-626-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Oprandi R.
6-06-3
Goerges J.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Kerber A.
Radwanska A.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Keys M.
3-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Stephens S.
Peer S.
6-17-64
Williams S.
Krajicek M.
6-06-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Halep S.
3-66-26-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Zheng J.
3-66-36-3
Amanmuradova A.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
King V.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.
Rus A.
6-26-0
R128
Baltacha E.
Hampton J.
2-66-25-1
Wozniacki C.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Date Krumm K.
7-657-62
Williams S.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Mirza S.
6-756-36-1
Pous Tio L.
Doi M.
6-26-7125-2
Pironkova T.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Robson L.
Morita A.
7-651-0
Bondarenko K.
Hradecka L.
6-36-0
Lucic M.
Erakovic M.
6-42-66-4
Rus A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
King V.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Gajdosova J.
Benesova I.
7-657-5
Parmentier P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2
Zheng J.
Diatchenko V.
4-67-56-2
Cornet A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Johansson M.
6-24-67-5
Halep S.
Li N.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Marino R.
6-36-3
Krajicek M.
Daniilidou E.
3-67-646-1
Stephens S.
Jani R.
6-23-67-63
Cetkovska P.
Rodina E.
1-66-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-0
Dokic J.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Strycova B.
5-76-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Scheepers C.
Keothavong A.
7-56-3
Schiavone F.
Voskoboeva G.
6-31-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Kvitova P.
7-636-3
Niculescu M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodionova A.
7-617-5
Kerber A.
Davis L.
7-636-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Barrois K.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Oprandi R.
Oudin M.
6-07-67
Yakimova A.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-04-66-3
Sharapova M.
Watson H.
3-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Panova A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Wozniak A.
6-36-756-4
Dushevina V.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Makarova K.
4-66-17-63
Petrova N.
Chan Y.
6-31-66-4
Hercog P.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Vandeweghe C.
Brianti A.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Dolonc V.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Zvonareva V.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
6-746-46-3