Johanna Konta vs Venus Williams — Stanford Final

Stanford · WTA · Final
GBR3
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016
hard
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Konta J.
7-5 5-7 6-2
Williams V.
Konta J.
7562
Williams V.
5721

Johanna Konta defeated Venus Williams 7-5 5-7 6-2 in the Stanford final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Johanna Konta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Johanna Konta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Johanna Konta closed it out in three sets, 7–5 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeR16clayJohanna Konta6-2 6-4
2018-03-19MiamiR16hardVenus Williams5-7 6-1 6-2
2017-07-03WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2017-05-15RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2017-03-20MiamiSFhardJohanna Konta6-4 7-5
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardJohanna Konta6-4 6-2
2015-09-28WuhanQFhardVenus Williams6-4 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Konta J.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

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
Konta J.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Konta J.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Clear edge
67
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Konta J.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Konta J.[3]
Williams V.[1]
7-55-76-2
Semi-finals
Konta J.[3]
Cibulkova D.[2]
6-46-2
Williams V.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[4]
6-30-1
Cibulkova D.[2]
Doi M.[5]
7-56-0
Williams V.[1]
Bellis C.
6-46-1
Konta J.[3]
Zheng S.
6-24-66-3
R16
Vandeweghe C.[4]
Gibbs N.
2-66-46-2
Doi M.[5]
Hibino N.
6-36-4
Konta J.[3]
Boserup J.
6-36-1
Zheng S.
Cornet A.[7]
6-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Bellis C.
Vickery S.
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[2]
Radwanska U.
7-636-3
Williams V.[1]
Linette M.
6-36-766-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Bondarenko K.
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Cepede Royg V.
7-54-66-4
Doi M.[5]
Han X.
6-02-66-2
Boserup J.
Osaka N.
2-66-46-4
Zheng S.
Mateas M.
7-56-1
Cornet A.[7]
Brady J.
3-66-46-4
Bogdan A.
Muhammad A.
6-45-76-3
Gibbs N.
Zhao C.
6-24-66-3
Bellis C.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-46-4
Vickery S.
Kostova E.
6-16-2
Linette M.
Pliskova K.
2-66-27-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lepchenko V.[8]
2-66-37-64