SF Berlin Open 2002

Serena Williams #5 def. Anna Smashnova #35

6-3 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Anna Smashnova 6-3 6-2 in the 2002 Berlin Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 11, 2002*
Tournament: Berlin Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Anna Smashnova
Country	USA	ISR
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Jul 16, 1976
Age	20	25
Height	175 cm	157 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	35
Ranking points (entering)	3,363	902
Elo (entering)	2,268	1,806
Current career W-L	837–172	242–222
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$2,274,431

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #5 0 – 0 Anna Smashnova #35

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amélie Mauresmo #10	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2002	QF
Magdalena Maleeva #26	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2002	R16
Barbara Schett #22	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2002	R32

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justine Henin #8	2-6 6-1 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2002	F

Anna Smashnova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniela Hantuchova #14	1-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2002	QF
Cristina Torrens Valero #38	7-6(0) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2002	R16
Kim Clijsters #3	5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2002	R32
Angeles Montolio #46	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2002	R64