R32 Indian Wells Open 2000

Serena Williams #4 def. Rita Grande #70

6-4 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Rita Grande 6-4 6-4 in the 2000 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 16, 2000*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2000
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Rita Grande
Country	USA	ITA
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Mar 23, 1975
Age	18	24
Height	175 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	4	70
Ranking points (entering)	2,741	466
Elo (entering)	2,171	1,673
Current career W-L	837–172	173–220
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$1,858,558

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #4 0 – 0 Rita Grande #70

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alexandra Stevenson #41	7-5 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2000	R64

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kim Clijsters #33	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2000	R16

Rita Grande's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jana Nejedly #90	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2000	R64
Anastasia Myskina #63	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2000	R128