Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 def. Serena Williams #2

7-6(3) 5-7 7-5

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Serena Williams 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 in the 2009 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaSerena Williams
Aces310
Double faults35
First serve %6961
First serve points won %6371
Second serve points won %4932
Break points saved %4040
Break points converted %6060
Service points won %5855
Return points won %4542
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaSerena Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Sep 26, 1981
Age2327
Height174 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)72
Ranking points (entering)5,0917,838
Elo (entering)2,0142,095
Current career W-L594–323837–172
Current career earnings$25,816,890$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #126-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Melinda Czink #626-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2009R32
Galina Voskoboeva #816-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Claire Feuerstein #2366-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #326-4 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2009SF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aleksandra Wozniak #246-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #434-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2009R32
Virginia Ruano Pascual #1336-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Klara Koukalova #1006-3 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128