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Jelena Jankovic #9 def. Venus Williams #29

3-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date	Apr 14, 2007*
Tournament	Charleston
Category	WTA 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Jelena Jankovic
Score	3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
Loser	Venus Williams

Stat	Jelena Jankovic	Venus Williams
Aces	0	1
Double faults	2	13
First serve %	76	69
First serve points won %	60	63
Second serve points won %	43	34
Break points saved %	33	62
Break points converted %	38	67
Service points won %	56	54
Return points won %	46	44
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jelena Jankovic	Venus Williams
Country	SRB	USA
Birth date	Feb 28, 1985	Jun 17, 1980
Age	22	26
Height	177	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	29
Ranking points (entering)	1,882	700
Elo (entering)	1,971	2,029
Career W-L	547–332	768–288
Career earnings	$19,089,259	$43,095,580

Pre-match H2H

Jelena Jankovic 1 – 2 Venus Williams

Path

Jelena Jankovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2007	QF	Katarina Srebotnik	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2007	R16	Mara Santangelo	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2007	R32	Anastasia Rodionova	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Jelena Jankovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2007	F	Dinara Safina	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Venus Williams's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2007	QF	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2007	R16	Yung Jan Chan	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2007	R32	Vasilisa Bardina	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 2007	R64	Samantha Stosur	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data