Serena Williams #11 def. Simona Halep #2

6-3 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in the 2021 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Aces40
Double faults12
First serve %5568
First serve points won %7752
Second serve points won %3839
Break points saved %2554
Break points converted %4675
Service points won %6048
Return points won %5240
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Country USA ROU
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Sep 27, 1991
Age3929
Height175 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)4,2657,255
Elo (entering)2,0852,063
Current career W-L837–172449–201
Current career earnings$94,948,662$40,236,618
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #11 9 3 Simona Halep #2

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #76-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2021R16
Anastasia Potapova #1017-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32
Nina Stojanovic #996-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Laura Siegemund #496-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naomi Osaka #33-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 2021SF

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iga Swiatek #173-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2021R16
Veronika Kudermetova #366-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32
Ajla Tomljanovic #724-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Lizette Cabrera #1406-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128