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Serena Williams #1 def. Karolina Pliskova #45

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 1, 2014*
Tournament Stanford
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Serena Williams
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Karolina Pliskova
StatSerena WilliamsKarolina Pliskova
Aces94
Double faults32
First serve %5665
First serve points won %8266
Second serve points won %6241
Break points saved %1000
Break points converted %1000
Service points won %7357
Return points won %4327
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsKarolina Pliskova
Country USA CZE
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Mar 21, 1992
Age3222
Height175186
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)145
Ranking points (entering)9,2311,130
Elo (entering)2,2251,700
Career W-L825–170421–241
Career earnings$94,932,862$26,944,237
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 0 – 0 Karolina Pliskova

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Path

Serena Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 2, 2014QF Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Karolina Pliskova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 31, 2014R32 Kimiko Date Krumm 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data