Serena Williams vs Petra Kvitova — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2013
hard
CZE
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Williams S.
3-6 6-3 7-5
Kvitova P.
Williams S.
3672
Kvitova P.
6351

Serena Williams defeated Petra Kvitova 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardPetra Kvitova6-3 2-6 6-3
2015-05-04MadridSFclayPetra Kvitova6-2 6-3
2014-05-05MadridQFclayPetra KvitovaDEF
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2012-06-25WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams6-3 7-5
2010-06-21WimbledonSFgrassSerena Williams7-6(5) 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams 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
Williams S.Kvitova P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Kvitova P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
88
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
90
Tiebreaks·Even
95
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
7-662-66-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Kvitova P.
3-66-37-5
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
6-27-5
R16
Azarenka V.
Mchale C.
6-06-0
Stosur S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
Sharapova M.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Petrova N.
4-66-46-3
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Barthel M.
7-666-3
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-17-66
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
7-55-76-2
R32
Ivanovic A.
Halep S.
6-30-0
Kvitova P.
Makarova K.
6-40-0
Radwanska U.
Vinci R.
6-25-76-0
Williams S.
Saville D.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Hsieh S.
3-66-26-4
Hantuchova D.
Bychkova E.
6-31-66-3
Errani S.
Babos T.
6-46-0
Radwanska A.
Rodionova A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.
Cirstea S.
7-676-0
Barthel M.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-41-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Stephens S.
4-67-657-65
Sharapova M.
Garcia C.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Oprandi R.
6-26-3
R64
Bychkova E.
Kirilenko M.
3-0
Koukalova K.
Lepchenko V.
7-683-0
Vinci R.
Wickmayer Y.
6-22-1
Halep S.
Govortsova O.
6-16-0
Rodionova A.
Zheng J.
6-26-3
Babos T.
El Tabakh H.
6-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Robson L.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.
Jabeur O.
2-66-36-0
Barthel M.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Saville D.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-36-3
Makarova K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Safarova L.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Oprandi R.
Pironkova T.
7-627-5
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-656-3
Stephens S.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Al Nabhani F.
6-26-3
Radwanska U.
Kichenok N.
6-16-0
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Majeric T.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Mattek Sands B.
7-616-4
Wozniacki C.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Paszek T.
6-16-2