Serena Williams vs Ana Ivanovic — WTA Finals Round Robin

WTA Finals · WTA · Round Robin
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2014
hard
SRB7
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Williams S.
6-4 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Williams S.
662
Ivanovic A.
440

Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-4 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-17CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams3-6 6-4 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2014-07-28StanfordQFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 7-5
2014-05-12RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardAna Ivanovic4-6 6-3 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
84
Break points won·Slight edge
96
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[4]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Halep S.[4]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[8]
2-66-37-66
Round Robin
Ivanovic A.[7]
Bouchard E.[5]
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Halep S.[4]
7-673-66-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Sharapova M.[2]
7-646-756-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Kvitova P.[3]
6-26-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Kvitova P.[3]
6-26-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Radwanska A.[6]
7-56-746-2
Halep S.[4]
Bouchard E.[5]
6-26-3
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[7]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Bouchard E.[5]
6-16-1
Halep S.[4]
Williams S.[1]
6-06-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Radwanska A.[6]
7-56-3