Serena Williams #169 def. Sabine Lisicki #26

6-1 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-1 6-2 in the 2011 Stanford semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 30, 2011*
Tournament: Stanford
Edition: 2011
Category: Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Sabine Lisicki
Aces	3	4
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	61	54
First serve points won %	82	65
Second serve points won %	48	24
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	69	46
Return points won %	54	31
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Sabine Lisicki
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Sep 22, 1989
Age	29	21
Height	175 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	169	26
Ranking points (entering)	340	1,886
Elo (entering)	2,136	1,906
Current career W-L	837–172	211–176
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$7,201,957

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #169 0 – 0 Sabine Lisicki #26

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sharapova #5	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 2011	QF
Maria Kirilenko #25	6-2 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2011	R16
Anastasia Rodionova #105	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2011	R32

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marion Bartoli #9	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2011	F

Sabine Lisicki's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agnieszka Radwanska #14	7-6(4) 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 2011	QF
Samantha Stosur #10	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2011	R16
Simona Halep #55	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2011	R32