SF Los Angeles 2006

Jelena Jankovic #28 def. Serena Williams #110

6-4 6-3

Jelena Jankovic defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-3 in the 2006 Los Angeles semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 12, 2006*
Tournament: Los Angeles
Edition: 2006
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Jelena Jankovic	Serena Williams
Aces	5	2
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	65.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	57.0%
Second serve points won %	46.0%	52.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jelena Jankovic	Serena Williams
Country	SRB	USA
Birth date	Feb 28, 1985	Sep 26, 1981
Age	21	24
Height	177 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	28	110
Ranking points (entering)	672	256
Elo (entering)	1,827	2,081
Current career W-L	552–337	837–172
Current career earnings	$19,089,259	$94,948,662

Pre-match H2H

Jelena Jankovic #28 1 – 1 Serena Williams #110

Path

Jelena Jankovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ana Ivanovic #19	6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 2006	QF
Samantha Stosur #37	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 2006	R16
Lucie Safarova #38	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 2006	R32
Sania Mirza #44	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 2006	R64

Jelena Jankovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elena Dementieva #6	3-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 2006	F

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Meghann Shaughnessy #77	6-7(4) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 2006	QF
Daniela Hantuchova #17	1-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 2006	R16
Ashley Harkleroad #102	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 2006	R32
Maria Kirilenko #21	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 9, 2006	R64