SF Wimbledon 2009

Serena Williams #2 def. Elena Dementieva #4

6-7(4) 7-5 8-6

Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-7(4) 7-5 8-6 in the 2009 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
203
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
58
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.9%63.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.2%61.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.9%64.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.1%34.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.0+9.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-9.1-10.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsElena Dementieva
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Oct 14, 1981
Age2727
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)24
Ranking points (entering)8,1586,591
Elo (entering)2,1001,988
Current career W-L837–172483–245
Current career earnings$94,948,662$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #86-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2009QF
Daniela Hantuchova #326-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2009R16
Roberta Vinci #536-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2009R32
Jarmila Wolfe #696-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2009R64
Neuza Silva #1546-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2009R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #37-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2009F

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #436-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2009QF
Elena Vesnina #376-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2009R16
Regina Kulikova #1916-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2009R32
Aravane Rezai #506-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2009R64
Alla Kudryavtseva #706-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2009R128