Elena Dementieva #5 def. Serena Williams #1

6-3 6-2

Elena Dementieva defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in the 2010 Sydney International final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaSerena Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
46
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
52
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.8%54.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%30.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%45.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.5%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.8%40.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.6-10.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.6-10.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena DementievaSerena Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Sep 26, 1981
Age2828
Height180 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)51
Ranking points (entering)5,5059,075
Elo (entering)2,0332,131
Current career W-L483–245837–172
Current career earnings$14,867,437$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #76-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010SF
Dinara Safina #26-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010QF
Daniela Hantuchova #236-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2010R16
Francesca Schiavone #186-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2010R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aravane Rezai #273-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010SF
Vera Dushevina #436-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010QF
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #256-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2010R16