R16 Sydney International 2002

Serena Williams #6 def. Anna Kournikova #66

6-2 4-6 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Anna Kournikova 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2002 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 10, 2002*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 2002
Category: Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Anna Kournikova
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Jun 7, 1981
Age	20	20
Height	175 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	66
Ranking points (entering)	3,004	553
Elo (entering)	2,237	1,829
Current career W-L	837–172	184–121
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$3,584,662

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #6 1 – 0 Anna Kournikova #66

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
Amélie Mauresmo #9	6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 2002	QF

Anna Kournikova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Angeles Montolio #23	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2002	R32