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Serena Williams #5 def. Patty Schnyder #13

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jul 19, 2008*
Tournament Stanford
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Serena Williams
Score6-3 6-1
Loser Patty Schnyder
StatSerena WilliamsPatty Schnyder
Aces40
Double faults53
First serve %6762
First serve points won %7550
Second serve points won %4429
Break points saved %5029
Break points converted %7150
Service points won %6542
Return points won %5835
Total points won %6238

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsPatty Schnyder
Country USA SUI
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Dec 14, 1978
Age2629
Height175168
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)513
Ranking points (entering)3,1261,802
Elo (entering)2,1151,837
Career W-L825–170492–346
Career earnings$94,932,862$8,570,479
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams 7 3 Patty Schnyder

Path

Serena Williams's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 18, 2008R16 Michelle Larcher De Brito 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Serena Williams's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 19, 2008SF Aleksandra Wozniak 2-6 1-3 (ret.)LH2HMatch data

Patty Schnyder's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 18, 2008R16 Alisa Kleybanova 7-6(8) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 17, 2008R32 Amber Liu 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data