R16 Cincinnati Open 2009

Sybille Bammer #29 def. Serena Williams #2

7-5 6-4

Sybille Bammer defeated Serena Williams 7-5 6-4 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 14, 2009*
Tournament
Cincinnati Open
Edition
2009
Category
Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

StatSybille BammerSerena Williams
Aces22
Double faults74
First serve %64.0%53.0%
First serve points won %84.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %44.0%44.0%
Break points saved %75.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%25.0%
Service points won %70.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%30.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Match Serve++13.7+3.1
Match Return+-3.1-13.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSybille BammerSerena Williams
Country AUT USA
Birth dateApr 27, 1980Sep 26, 1981
Age2927
Height174 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)292
Ranking points (entering)1,7208,628
Elo (entering)1,7292,111
Current career W-L133–140837–172
Current career earnings$2,108,725$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H
Sybille Bammer #29 1 – 0 Serena Williams #2

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Path

Sybille Bammer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #146-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32
Jie Zheng #226-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2009R64

Sybille Bammer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #50-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2009QF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kateryna Volodko #676-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32