R32 Italian Open 2009

Patty Schnyder #20 def. Serena Williams #2

6-2 2-6 6-1

Patty Schnyder defeated Serena Williams 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the 2009 Italian Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 6, 2009*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Stat	Patty Schnyder	Serena Williams
Aces	7	4
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	50.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	71.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	42.0%	33.0%
Break points saved %	82.0%	17.0%
Break points converted %	83.0%	18.0%
Service points won %	56.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	44.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Patty Schnyder	Serena Williams
Country	SUI	USA
Birth date	Dec 14, 1978	Sep 26, 1981
Age	30	27
Height	168 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	2
Ranking points (entering)	2,269	8,272
Elo (entering)	1,711	2,144
Current career W-L	495–350	837–172
Current career earnings	$8,570,479	$94,948,662

Pre-match H2H

Patty Schnyder #20 3 – 8 Serena Williams #2

Path

Patty Schnyder's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariana Duque-Mariño #124	7-6(1) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2009	R64

Patty Schnyder's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kaia Kanepi #19	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2009	R16

Serena Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.