Karolina Pliskova vs Serena Williams — US Open Semi-final
Karolina Pliskova defeated Serena Williams 6-2 7-6 in the US Open semi-final on hard. Karolina Pliskova claimed a first win over Serena Williams in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPliskova K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
14 shared · last 12 monthsPliskova K. and Williams S. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 9–9 (50%) against them, Williams S. 15–5 (75%). Williams S. came out better against 6 of 13 comparable opponents, Pliskova K. against 3.
9–950%Pliskova K. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents15–575%Williams S. · better vs 6
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
19–21Sets33–12
194–180Games250–162
0–5Tiebreaks3–1
3–1Deciding sets2–3
vs Kasatkina D.#87W6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-1 6-1Australian Open · hard
vs Azarenka V.#455L6-7 6-1 2-6Indian Wells · hardL4-6 4-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-3 6-0Sydney · hardW6-4 6-4Wimbledon · grass
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vs Vinci R.L6-7 3-6Wuhan · hardL6-2 4-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Radwanska A.L2-6 6-7(8)Stuttgart · clayW6-4 7-6Indian Wells · hard- vs Sharapova M.L3-6 4-6CZE vs RUS · hardW6-4 6-1Australian Open · hard
- vs Vesnina E.W6-1 6-3Eastbourne · grassW6-2 6-0Wimbledon · grass
- vs Gasparyan M.L1-6 1-6Doha · hardW6-2 6-1Australian Open · hard
vs Mchale C.L6-7 4-6Madrid · clayW7-6 6-1Rome · clay- vs Kuznetsova S.W6-3 4-6 6-2Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-0Wimbledon · grass
vs Halep S.W6-7 6-4 6-2CZE vs ROU · hardW6-4 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Kerber A.W6-3 6-1Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Muguruza G.W6-1 6-3Cincinnati · hardL5-7 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Svitolina E.#7Hard to compareW2-6 6-4 6-4Wuhan · hardW6-1 6-1Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Pliskova K.August 2016US OpenThis matchHard6-2 7-6
- Williams S.July 2014StanfordHard7-5 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchPliskova K.Williams S.1 944ELO2 0221 799Hard ELO2 0655–5Last 103–724Age34184 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $27.2M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $94.9M2026 $132K
Cite this
Karolina Pliskova beat Serena Williams 6-2 7-6. Umpiry, "Karolina Pliskova vs Serena Williams — US Open Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-08-29/pliskova-vs-williams-us-open-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 29 August 2016).