SF Wimbledon 2007

Venus Williams #31 def. Ana Ivanovic #6

6-2 6-4

Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-2 6-4 in the 2007 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 6, 2007*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 2007
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Venus Williams	Ana Ivanovic
Aces	0	1
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	74.0%	54.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	61.0%
Second serve points won %	20.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	75.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	25.0%
Service points won %	65.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	35.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Ana Ivanovic
Country	USA	SRB
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Nov 6, 1987
Age	27	19
Height	185 cm	184 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	31	6
Ranking points (entering)	717	2,544
Elo (entering)	2,038	2,044
Current career W-L	782–299	421–216
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$15,510,787

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #31 2 – 0 Ana Ivanovic #6

Path

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova #5	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2007	QF
Maria Sharapova #2	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2007	R16
Akiko Morigami #71	6-2 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 2007	R32
Hana Sromova #170	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 2007	R64
Alla Kudryavtseva #59	2-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2007	R128

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marion Bartoli #19	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 2007	F

Ana Ivanovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicole Vaidisova #10	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 2007	QF
Nadia Petrova #9	6-1 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2007	R16
Aravane Rezai #60	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 2007	R32
Meilen Tu #38	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 2007	R64
Melinda Czink #133	6-0 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2007	R128