Venus Williams vs Simona Halep — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012
clay
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Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-1 4-6 7-6
Halep S.
Williams V.
64782
Halep S.
16661

Venus Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-1 4-6 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR16hardSimona Halep6-3 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR32hardSimona Halep6-2 6-3
2018-08-06MontrealR16hardSimona Halep6-2 6-2
2015-05-11RomeR16claySimona Halep6-2 6-1
2013-09-23TokyoR16hardVenus Williams4-6 7-5 6-3
2012-05-14RomeR64clayVenus Williams6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 V.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
89
Break points saved·Even
83
87
Break points won·Clear edge
83
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
98
Tiebreaks·Even
86
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Halep S.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Hradecka L.
7-656-0
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Stosur S.
7-687-66
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
R16
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
W/O
Li N.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-36-2
Hradecka L.
Makarova K.
6-27-65
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-736-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
R32
Kerber A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-5
Stosur S.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-0
Lepchenko V.
Peer S.
7-626-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Cirstea S.
6-13-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-37-62
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Barthel M.
6-47-62
Hradecka L.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
R64
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Pervak K.
7-673-66-4
Barthel M.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-26-766-1
Mchale C.
Arvidsson S.
6-47-5
Lepchenko V.
Schiavone F.
6-46-786-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Benesova I.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Hlavackova A.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
King V.
4-66-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Johansson M.
6-46-1
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-45-76-4
Kvitova P.
Erakovic M.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Larsson J.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-14-67-66
Soler Espinosa S.
Paszek T.
6-726-26-2
Li N.
Muguruza G.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Scheepers C.
4-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-63
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Jankovic J.
4-67-656-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-27-5
Cetkovska P.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Niculescu M.
6-07-66
Stosur S.
Martic P.
7-54-67-65
Cirstea S.
Bartoli M.
6-766-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
6-37-5