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Serena Williams #2 def. Petra Kvitova #8

3-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 16, 2013*
Tournament Doha
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Serena Williams
Score3-6 6-3 7-5
Loser Petra Kvitova
StatSerena WilliamsPetra Kvitova
Aces149
Double faults88
First serve %6253
First serve points won %7473
Second serve points won %4049
Break points saved %5733
Break points converted %6743
Service points won %6161
Return points won %3939
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsPetra Kvitova
Country USA CZE
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Mar 8, 1990
Age3122
Height175182
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)28
Ranking points (entering)9,9704,285
Elo (entering)2,2321,902
Career W-L825–170501–258
Career earnings$94,932,862$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 3 0 Petra Kvitova

Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 2013R16 Urszula Radwanska 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 2013R32 Daria Saville 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2013SF Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Petra Kvitova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 2013R16 Nadia Petrova 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 2013R32 Ekaterina Makarova 6-4 0-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data