Venus Williams #6 def. Serena Williams #1

6-1 2-6 7-6(3)

Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams 6-1 2-6 7-6(3) in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsSerena Williams
Aces87
Double faults47
First serve %5455
First serve points won %7871
Second serve points won %5439
Break points saved %5060
Break points converted %4050
Service points won %6757
Return points won %4333
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsSerena Williams
Country USA USA
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Sep 26, 1981
Age2827
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)61
Ranking points (entering)6,1449,632
Elo (entering)2,1312,189
Current career W-L782–299837–172
Current career earnings$43,194,440$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Dementieva #46-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2009QF
Alizé Cornet #116-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 2009R16
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #446-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2009R32

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Virginie Razzano #586-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 2009F

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #86-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2009QF
Jie Zheng #206-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 2009R16
Sara Errani #324-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2009R32