R16 Italian Open 2015

Simona Halep #2 def. Venus Williams #16

6-2 6-1

Simona Halep defeated Venus Williams 6-2 6-1 in the 2015 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepVenus Williams
Aces33
Double faults37
First serve %63.0%71.0%
First serve points won %77.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %69.0%25.0%
Break points saved %50.0%45.0%
Break points converted %55.0%50.0%
Service points won %74.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%26.0%
Total points won %62.0%38.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepVenus Williams
Country ROU USA
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Jun 17, 1980
Age2334
Height168 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)216
Ranking points (entering)7,1152,601
Elo (entering)2,0551,958
Current career W-L449–201782–299
Current career earnings$40,236,618$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #2 0 3 Venus Williams #16

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alison Riske-Amritraj #456-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2015R32

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Dulgheru #726-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2015QF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #196-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2015R32
Katerina Siniakova #696-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2015R64