SF Cincinnati Open 2006

Vera Zvonareva #50 def. Serena Williams #139

6-2 6-3

Vera Zvonareva defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the 2006 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVera ZvonarevaSerena Williams
Aces52
Double faults34
First serve %49.0%47.0%
First serve points won %68.0%57.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%29.0%
Break points saved %0.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%100.0%
Service points won %61.0%42.0%
Return points won %58.0%39.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldVera ZvonarevaSerena Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateSep 7, 1984Sep 26, 1981
Age2124
Height172 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)50139
Ranking points (entering)434201
Elo (entering)1,8112,093
Current career W-L466–270837–172
Current career earnings$16,995,231$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H
Vera Zvonareva #50 1 3 Serena Williams #139

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #276-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2006QF
Varvara Lepchenko #1256-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2006R16
Tatiana Golovin #326-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2006R32

Vera Zvonareva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katarina Srebotnik #266-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 23, 2006F

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amy Frazier #566-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2006QF
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1056-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2006R16
Anastasia Myskina #116-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2006R32