Serena Williams #1 def. Jelena Jankovic #8

6-4 2-6 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 2013 WTA Finals semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsJelena Jankovic
Aces53
Double faults23
First serve %6464
First serve points won %6860
Second serve points won %2950
Break points saved %4533
Break points converted %6755
Service points won %5456
Return points won %4446
Total points won %4951

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsJelena Jankovic
Country USA SRB
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Feb 28, 1985
Age3228
Height175 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18
Ranking points (entering)13,2604,170
Elo (entering)2,3751,922
Current career W-L837–172552–337
Current career earnings$94,948,662$19,089,259
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #46-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2013RR
Angelique Kerber #96-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2013RR
Petra Kvitova #66-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2013RR

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #32-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2013F

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #26-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2013RR