SF Madrid Open 2012

Serena Williams #9 def. Lucie Hradecka #105

7-6(5) 6-0

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Hradecka 7-6(5) 6-0 in the 2012 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 12, 2012*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Lucie Hradecka
Aces	5	8
Double faults	1	7
First serve %	60.0%	51.0%
First serve points won %	83.0%	66.0%
Second serve points won %	75.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	—	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	—
Service points won %	80.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	20.0%
Total points won %	60.0%	40.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Lucie Hradecka
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	May 21, 1985
Age	30	26
Height	175 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	105
Ranking points (entering)	4,300	639
Elo (entering)	2,188	1,660
Current career W-L	837–172	92–121
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$6,023,175

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #9 1 – 0 Lucie Hradecka #105

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sharapova #2	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2012	QF
Caroline Wozniacki #6	1-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2012	R16
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #25	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2012	R32
Elena Vesnina #68	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2012	R64

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #1	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2012	F

Lucie Hradecka's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Samantha Stosur #5	7-6(8) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2012	QF
Ekaterina Makarova #41	6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2012	R16
Petra Kvitova #4	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2012	R32
Shuai Peng #22	6-4 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2012	R64