R16 Italian Open 2003

Serena Williams #1 def. Nathalie Dechy #24

6-3 6-0

Serena Williams defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-3 6-0 in the 2003 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 16, 2003*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Nathalie Dechy
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Feb 21, 1979
Age	21	24
Height	175 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	24
Ranking points (entering)	6,809	1,189
Elo (entering)	2,372	1,855
Current career W-L	837–172	293–272
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$4,281,064

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #1 4 – 0 Nathalie Dechy #24

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Klara Koukalova #72	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2003	R32

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Conchita Martínez #27	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 2003	QF

Nathalie Dechy's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Coetzer #17	2-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2003	R32
Ashley Harkleroad #57	1-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2003	R64