R32 Qatar Open 2008

Venus Williams #7 def. Karin Knapp #36

6-2 6-3

Venus Williams defeated Karin Knapp 6-2 6-3 in the 2008 Qatar Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 21, 2008*
Tournament: Qatar Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Karin Knapp
Country	USA	ITA
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Jun 28, 1987
Age	27	20
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	36
Ranking points (entering)	2,720	757
Elo (entering)	2,053	1,645
Current career W-L	782–299	103–118
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$2,283,203

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #7 0 – 0 Karin Knapp #36

Path

Venus Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominika Cibulkova #45	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2008	R16

Karin Knapp's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julia Goerges #117	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 2008	R64