Serena Williams #2 def. Melinda Czink #56

6-3 7-6(7)

Serena Williams defeated Melinda Czink 6-3 7-6(7) in the 2009 Bank of the West Classic second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsMelinda Czink
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.1%51.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%60.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.8%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+10.8+4.4
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.
-4.4-10.9

* 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 WilliamsMelinda Czink
Country USA HUN
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Oct 22, 1982
Age2726
Height175 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)256
Ranking points (entering)8,5091,067
Elo (entering)2,1331,685
Current career W-L837–17289–137
Current career earnings$94,948,662$1,504,389
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #186-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #202-6 6-3 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2009QF

Melinda Czink's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alisa Kleybanova #366-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32