Caroline Wozniacki vs Venus Williams — Singapore Final

Singapore · WTA · Final
DEN6
Caroline Wozniacki
36 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2017
hard
Venus Williams
USA5
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Wozniacki C.
6-4 6-4
Williams V.
Wozniacki C.
662
Williams V.
440

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Singapore final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, but Caroline Wozniacki had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Caroline Wozniacki claimed a first win over Venus Williams in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 7-6(1)
2015-01-05AucklandFhardVenus Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2014-02-17DubaiSFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2008-03-24MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2007-10-08BangkokR32hardVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2007-10-01Japan OpenSFhardVenus Williams6-3 7-5
2007-02-19MemphisR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wozniacki C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Wozniacki C.

Serve advantage — Wozniacki C.

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
Wozniacki C.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wozniacki C.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
83
Break points won·Clear edge
97
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
30
Tiebreaks·Even
84
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Wozniacki C.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[6]
Williams V.[5]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Williams V.[5]
Garcia C.[8]
6-736-26-3
Wozniacki C.[6]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-696-3
Round Robin
Garcia C.[8]
Wozniacki C.[6]
0-66-37-5
Pliskova K.[3]
Williams V.[5]
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[6]
Halep S.[1]
6-06-2
Wozniacki C.[6]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-26-0
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.[8]
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[2]
Ostapenko J.[7]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[8]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-776-37-5
Pliskova K.[3]
Muguruza G.[2]
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Halep S.[1]
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[7]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-36-1
Williams V.[5]
Muguruza G.[2]
7-56-4
Williams V.[5]
Ostapenko J.[7]
7-56-737-5