SF Italian Open 2006

Martina Hingis #21 def. Venus Williams #12

0-6 6-3 6-3

Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams 0-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2006 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 20, 2006*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams
Aces	0	1
Double faults	5	2
First serve %	57.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	41.0%	60.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	57.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	43.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams
Country	SUI	USA
Birth date	Sep 30, 1980	Jun 17, 1980
Age	25	25
Height	170 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	12
Ranking points (entering)	860	1,293
Elo (entering)	2,072	2,108
Current career W-L	516–127	782–299
Current career earnings	$24,749,074	$43,194,440

Pre-match H2H

Martina Hingis #21 10 – 9 Venus Williams #12

Path

Martina Hingis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Flavia Pennetta #18	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2006	QF
Francesca Schiavone #11	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2006	R16
Nicole Vaidisova #15	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2006	R32
Sara Errani #219	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 2006	R64

Martina Hingis's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dinara Safina #19	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2006	F

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jelena Jankovic #38	5-7 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2006	QF
Patty Schnyder #9	7-6(2) 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2006	R16
Lucie Safarova #31	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2006	R32
Zuzana Ondraskova #118	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 2006	R64