SF Berlin Open 2004

Venus Williams #11 def. Karolina Sprem #29

2-6 6-3 6-4

Venus Williams defeated Karolina Sprem 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2004 Berlin Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 2004*
Tournament: Berlin Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Venus Williams	Karolina Sprem
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Jun 17, 1980	Oct 25, 1984
Age	23	19
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	29
Ranking points (entering)	1,982	1,003
Elo (entering)	2,220	1,774
Current career W-L	782–299	93–104
Current career earnings	$43,194,440	$1,298,606

Pre-match H2H

Venus Williams #11 0 – 0 Karolina Sprem #29

Path

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paola Suarez #17	7-6(5) 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2004	QF
Anna Smashnova #21	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2004	R16
Eleni Daniilidou #26	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2004	R32

Venus Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amélie Mauresmo #3	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2004	F

Karolina Sprem's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabiola Zuluaga #24	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2004	QF
Kim Clijsters #2	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2004	R16
Meghann Shaughnessy #40	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2004	R32
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #90	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2004	R64