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Serena Williams #1 def. Ekaterina Makarova #24

7-6(8) 6-0

Match Information

Date Feb 21, 2014*
Tournament Dubai
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Serena Williams
Score7-6(8) 6-0
Loser Ekaterina Makarova
StatSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Aces8—
Double faults7—
First serve %59—
First serve points won %61—
Second serve points won %58—
Break points saved %71—
Break points converted %56—
Service points won %60—
Return points won %53—
Total points won %56—

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsEkaterina Makarova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jun 7, 1988
Age3225
Height175180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)124
Ranking points (entering)12,3802,011
Elo (entering)2,3321,907
Career W-L825–170248–222
Career earnings$94,932,862$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 2 – 1 Ekaterina Makarova

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Path

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Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 2014QF Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Ekaterina Makarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2014R32 Alisa Kleybanova 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch data