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Serena Williams v Maria Sharapova: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Sharapova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Williams 1,002 matches, Sharapova 770 matches.
Williams has 72 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Sharapova’s 36 titles (one every 20 matches).
Williams has 23 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Sharapova’s 5 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches).
Williams averages 6.1 aces a match to Sharapova’s 3.0 — 2.1 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 85%, Sharapova’s team won 78% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.172 total · best 1Titlesper game0.136 total · best 1
0.023 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.05 total · best 1
60.3First serve in %63.4
74.2First-serve points won %68.3
62.1Break points saved %58.3
46.9Return points won %47.7
Head to head
2022 matches since 20042
Hard · 14 matchesWilliams 13Sharapova 1
Grass · 4 matchesWilliams 3Sharapova 1
Clay · 4 matchesWilliams 4Sharapova 0
Grand Slams · 9 matchesWilliams 8Sharapova 1
Finals · 9 matchesWilliams 7Sharapova 2
Last meetings
26 Aug 2019 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-1
18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-1
29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassWilliams won 6-2 6-4
19 Jan 2015 · Australian Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-3
30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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6.14,649 total · best 24
Acesper game
3.02,281 total · best 21
12.412,406 total · best 21Games wonper game12.29,401 total · best 20
48.2Break points converted %48.5
79.3Sets won %71.8
62.1Games won %59.1
0.197 total · best 1Finalsper game0.159 total · best 1
1.81,754 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.61,249 total · best 2
0.5457 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6491 total · best 2
7.57,560 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better8.46,496 total · best 19
0.2178 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2141 total · best 3
Williams won 6-2 7-6(7)
27 May 2013 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-4 6-4
6 May 2013 · Madrid · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-4
18 Mar 2013 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 4-6 6-3 6-0
11 Feb 2013 · Doha · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-2
