QF US Open 2009

Serena Williams #2 def. Flavia Pennetta #10

6-4 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-3 in the 2009 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsFlavia Pennetta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%56.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.7%79.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%40.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%62.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.3%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.5%43.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+17.9+6.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-6.9-17.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsFlavia Pennetta
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Feb 25, 1982
Age2727
Height175 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)210
Ranking points (entering)8,9073,490
Elo (entering)2,0901,985
Current career W-L837–172420–275
Current career earnings$94,966,162$14,197,886
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #246-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2009R16
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #436-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Melinda Czink #516-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Alexa Glatch #1036-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kim Clijsters 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2009SF

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #73-6 7-6(6) 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2009R16
Aleksandra Wozniak #396-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Sania Mirza #746-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Edina Gallovits Hall 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128