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Amélie Mauresmo #1 def. Serena Williams #91

6-4 0-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Sep 5, 2006*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	6-4 0-6 6-2
Loser	Serena Williams

Stat	Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams
Aces	1	7
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	57	70
First serve points won %	57	70
Second serve points won %	50	40
Break points saved %	43	33
Break points converted %	67	57
Service points won %	54	61
Return points won %	39	46
Total points won %	47	53

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams
Country	FRA	USA
Birth date	Jul 5, 1979	Sep 26, 1981
Age	27	24
Height	175	175
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	91
Ranking points (entering)	3,470	302
Elo (entering)	2,161	2,026
Career W-L	458–183	825–170
Career earnings	$15,022,476	$94,932,862

Pre-match H2H

Amélie Mauresmo 1 – 10 Serena Williams

Path

Amélie Mauresmo's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2006	R32	Mara Santangelo	6-3 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 2006	R64	Meghann Shaughnessy	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 2006	R128	Kristina Barrois	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Amélie Mauresmo's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 2006	QF	Dinara Safina	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Serena Williams's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2006	R32	Ana Ivanovic	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 2006	R64	Daniela Hantuchova	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 30, 2006	R128	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data