R32 Roland Garros 2009

Serena Williams #2 def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #43

4-6 6-3 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Roland Garros third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.0%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.2%59.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.2%61.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+7.1+4.9
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.
-4.9-7.1

* 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 WilliamsMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Aug 12, 1982
Age2726
Height175 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)243
Ranking points (entering)7,8381,387
Elo (entering)2,0891,714
Current career W-L837–172107–101
Current career earnings$94,966,162$4,409,059

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Virginia Ruano Pascual #1336-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Klara Koukalova #1006-3 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aleksandra Wozniak #246-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktoriya Kutuzova #903-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Shuai Peng #341-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128