R32 Roland Garros 2006

Venus Williams #13 def. Karolina Sprem #74

7-5 6-3

Venus Williams defeated Karolina Sprem 7-5 6-3 in the 2006 Roland Garros third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsKarolina Sprem
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%49.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.9%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.7%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.3%49.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.6%42.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+1.4-6.6
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.
+6.6-1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsKarolina Sprem
Country USA CRO
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Oct 25, 1984
Age2521
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1374
Ranking points (entering)1,308358
Elo (entering)2,0931,672
Current career W-L782–29993–104
Current career earnings$43,194,440$1,298,606
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #13 2 1 Karolina Sprem #74

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emma Laine #717-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Sybille Bammer #496-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #94-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 5, 2006R16

Karolina Sprem's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Peng #516-4 4-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Elena Likhovtseva #206-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128