SF Australian Open 2005

Lindsay Davenport #1 def. Nathalie Dechy #25

2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Lindsay Davenport defeated Nathalie Dechy 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 2005 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLindsay DavenportNathalie Dechy
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
112
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
105
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.3%73.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%60.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
31.4%37.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.1%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%44.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
-0.6-1.3
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.
+1.3+0.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLindsay DavenportNathalie Dechy
Country USA FRA
Birth dateJun 8, 1976Feb 21, 1979
Age2825
Height189 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)125
Ranking points (entering)4,6661,247
Elo (entering)2,2251,870
Current career W-L711–191293–272
Current career earnings$22,166,338$4,281,064
Pre-match H2H

Path

Lindsay Davenport's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alicia Molik #126-4 4-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2005QF
Karolina Sprem #186-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2005R16
Nicole Vaidisova #706-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Michaela Pastikova #992-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Conchita Martínez #466-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Lindsay Davenport's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #76-2 3-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2005F

Nathalie Dechy's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #145-7 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2005QF
Anastasia Myskina #36-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2005R16
Francesca Schiavone #236-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Mashona Washington #526-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #1186-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128