Serena Williams #16 def. Simona Halep #1

6-1 4-6 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the 2019 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Aces92
Double faults22
First serve %6065
First serve points won %7775
Second serve points won %4231
Break points saved %5750
Break points converted %5043
Service points won %6359
Return points won %4137
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Country USA ROU
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Sep 27, 1991
Age3727
Height175 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)161
Ranking points (entering)2,9766,642
Elo (entering)2,1202,020
Current career W-L837–172449–201
Current career earnings$94,948,662$40,236,618
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #16 8 2 Simona Halep #1

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dayana Yastremska #576-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2019R32
Eugenie Bouchard #796-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Tatjana Maria #736-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #84-6 6-4 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2019QF

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #366-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2019R32
Sofia Kenin #376-3 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Kaia Kanepi #716-7(2) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128