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Serena Williams #1 def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #25

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 15, 2010*
Tournament Sydney
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Serena Williams
Score6-1 6-2
Loser Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
StatSerena WilliamsMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Aces4—
Double faults5—
First serve %46—
First serve points won %73—
Second serve points won %60—
Break points saved %100—
Break points converted %67—
Service points won %66—
Return points won %52—
Total points won %59—

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Aug 12, 1982
Age2827
Height175176
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)9,0751,940
Elo (entering)2,1061,782
Career W-L825–170105–99
Career earnings$94,932,862$4,409,059
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 2 – 0 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez

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Path

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Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2010QF Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 2010R32 Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data