How Williams and Pliskova match up
HOW SERENA WILLIAMS AND KAROLINA PLISKOVA MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL ON WEDNESDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING):
16-SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) leads 6-KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE) 2-1
2018 US Open, hard, quarter-final, Williams, 6-4 6-3
2016 US Open, hard, semi-final, Pliskova, 6-2 7-6 (7-5)
2014 Stanford, R1, hard, Williams, 7-5 6-2
16-SERENA WILLIAMS (USA)
Age: 37
Ranking: 16
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US88,233,301 ($A126.07 million)
Career titles: 72
Grand slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010,
2015, 2017; French Open 2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009,
2010, 2012, 2015, 2016; US Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Australian Open win-loss record: 85-10
Best Australian Open results: champion 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017
7-KAROLINA PLISKOVA (CZE)
Age: 26
Ranking: 8
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US$14,563,261 ($A20,356,963 million)
Career titles: 12
Grand slam titles: 0
Australian Open win-loss record: 17-6
Best Australian Open results: quarter-finalist 2017, 2018, 2019
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