R16 Australian Open 2005

Alicia Molik #12 def. Venus Williams #9

7-5 7-6(3)

Alicia Molik defeated Venus Williams 7-5 7-6(3) in the 2005 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlicia MolikVenus Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
72
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.8%58.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.5%72.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.5%58.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.1%34.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+9.8+3.2
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.
-3.2-9.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlicia MolikVenus Williams
Country AUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1981Jun 17, 1980
Age2324
Height182 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)129
Ranking points (entering)2,2112,400
Elo (entering)2,0192,086
Current career W-L156–164782–299
Current career earnings$3,185,805$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Alicia Molik #12 0 3 Venus Williams #9

Path

Alicia Molik's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatiana Panova #786-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Aiko Nakamura #1326-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Anabel Medina Garrigues #386-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Alicia Molik's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lindsay Davenport #14-6 6-4 7-9LH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2005QF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anna Smashnova #336-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Shuai Peng #486-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Eleni Daniilidou #406-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128