R32 Italian Open 2003

Serena Williams #1 def. Klara Koukalova #72

6-4 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Klara Koukalova 6-4 6-3 in the 2003 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 15, 2003*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Klara Koukalova
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Feb 24, 1982
Age	21	21
Height	175 cm	166 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	72
Ranking points (entering)	6,809	508
Elo (entering)	2,371	1,554
Current career W-L	837–172	275–288
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$4,084,344

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #1 0 – 0 Klara Koukalova #72

Path

Serena Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nathalie Dechy #24	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 2003	R16

Klara Koukalova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anabel Medina Garrigues #158	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2003	R64