R32 Australian Open 2019

Simona Halep #1 def. Venus Williams #36

6-2 6-3

Simona Halep defeated Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in the 2019 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepVenus Williams
Aces25
Double faults24
First serve %69.0%59.0%
First serve points won %67.0%58.0%
Second serve points won %62.0%31.0%
Break points saved %83.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%17.0%
Service points won %65.0%47.0%
Return points won %53.0%35.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepVenus Williams
Country ROU USA
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Jun 17, 1980
Age2738
Height168 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)136
Ranking points (entering)6,6421,265
Elo (entering)2,0101,888
Current career W-L449–201782–299
Current career earnings$40,236,618$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #1 2 3 Venus Williams #36

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #376-3 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Kaia Kanepi #716-7(2) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #161-6 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #466-3 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Mihaela Buzarnescu #266-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128