SF Australian Open 2006

Amélie Mauresmo #3 def. Kim Clijsters #2

5-7 6-2 3-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Kim Clijsters retired.

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Kim Clijsters 5-7 6-2 3-2 RET after Kim Clijsters retired in the 2006 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAmélie MauresmoKim Clijsters
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.0%70.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.8%54.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.4%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.1%52.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.7%40.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
+3.1-3.7
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.
+3.6-3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAmélie MauresmoKim Clijsters
Country FRA BEL
Birth dateJul 5, 1979Jun 8, 1983
Age2622
Height175 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)32
Ranking points (entering)2,8513,213
Elo (entering)2,1292,251
Current career W-L463–185466–128
Current career earnings$15,022,476$24,545,194
Pre-match H2H

Path

Amélie Mauresmo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #86-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2006QF
Nicole Vaidisova #166-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Michaella Krajicek #436-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Emilie Loit #767-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Tiantian Sun #1034-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Amélie Mauresmo's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #66-1 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2006F

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #3496-3 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2006QF
Francesca Schiavone #127-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Roberta Vinci #496-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Meng Yuan #1526-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Yoon Jeong Cho #616-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128