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Venus Williams #7 def. Magda Linette #87

6-3 6-7(6) 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 22, 2016*
Tournament Stanford
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Venus Williams
Score6-3 6-7(6) 6-2
Loser Magda Linette
StatVenus WilliamsMagda Linette
Aces113
Double faults42
First serve %6467
First serve points won %6754
Second serve points won %5441
Break points saved %7545
Break points converted %5525
Service points won %6250
Return points won %5038
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsMagda Linette
Country USA POL
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Feb 12, 1992
Age3624
Height185171
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)787
Ranking points (entering)3,656746
Elo (entering)1,8801,563
Career W-L768–288219–227
Career earnings$43,095,580$8,963,207
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams 0 0 Magda Linette

Path

Venus Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Venus Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 23, 2016QF Catherine Bellis 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Magda Linette's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 21, 2016R32 Kristyna Pliskova 2-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data