SF Miami Open 2009

Serena Williams #1 def. Venus Williams #6

6-4 3-6 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 2009 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 4, 2009*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Venus Williams
Aces	7	2
Double faults	4	6
First serve %	57.0%	53.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	70.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	29.0%	68.0%
Break points converted %	32.0%	71.0%
Service points won %	59.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	41.0%
Total points won %	50.0%	50.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Venus Williams
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Jun 17, 1980
Age	27	28
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	9,432	6,842
Elo (entering)	2,183	2,174
Current career W-L	837–172	782–299
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$43,194,440

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #1 10 – 10 Venus Williams #6

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Na Li #40	4-6 7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 2009	QF
Jie Zheng #17	7-5 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 2009	R16
Shuai Peng #34	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 2009	R32
Alexa Glatch #124	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2009	R64

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #10	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 5, 2009	F

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Iveta Benesova #31	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 2009	QF
Agnieszka Radwanska #11	4-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 2009	R16
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #61	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 2009	R32
Shahar Peer #46	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2009	R64