Venus Williams vs Magda Linette — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016
hard
Magda Linette
POL
Magda Linette
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Williams V.
6-3 6-7 6-2
Linette M.
Williams V.
66662
Linette M.
37821

Venus Williams defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-05AucklandR32hardMagda Linette6-4 4-6 6-2
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG2 R1: USA vs POLRRhardVenus Williams6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Williams V.Linette M.
—
Serve
26
—
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Linette M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Linette M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
79
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
89
Tiebreaks·Even
86
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Linette M.
Freshness·
—
86

Linette M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). 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