Serena Williams #1 def. Simona Halep #5

6-4 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-3 in the 2016 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Aces71
Double faults12
First serve %66.0%62.0%
First serve points won %82.0%58.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%50.0%
Break points saved %33.0%56.0%
Break points converted %44.0%67.0%
Service points won %70.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%30.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSimona Halep
Country USA ROU
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Sep 27, 1991
Age3424
Height175 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)9,2454,745
Elo (entering)2,2831,889
Current career W-L837–172449–201
Current career earnings$94,948,662$40,236,618
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kateryna Volodko #706-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2016R16
Yulia Putintseva #567-6(2) 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2016R32
Laura Siegemund #796-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2016R64

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #36-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2016SF

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Strycova #376-3 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2016R16
Ekaterina Makarova #326-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2016R32
Vania King #2026-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2016R64