SF WTA Finals 2008

Venus Williams #8 def. Jelena Jankovic #1

6-2 2-6 6-3

Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the 2008 WTA Finals semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Nov 9, 2008*
Tournament
WTA Finals
Edition
2008
Category
WTA Finals
Surface
Hard
Round
SF

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsJelena Jankovic
Aces31
Double faults85
First serve %55.0%72.0%
First serve points won %68.0%54.0%
Second serve points won %40.0%50.0%
Break points saved %75.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%25.0%
Service points won %55.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%45.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+-0.5-3.1
Match Return++3.1+0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsJelena Jankovic
Country USA SRB
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Feb 28, 1985
Age2823
Height185 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)81
Ranking points (entering)2,5224,555
Elo (entering)2,1102,107
Current career W-L782–299552–337
Current career earnings$43,194,440$19,089,259
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #8 3 – 5 Jelena Jankovic #1

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Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #27-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2008RR
Serena Williams #35-7 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2008RR
Elena Dementieva #56-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2008RR

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #96-7(5) 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 9, 2008F

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Svetlana Kuznetsova #77-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2008RR
Ana Ivanovic #46-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2008RR