Williams v Sharapova
WTA Tour 2009
Lineball analyst11–3
Serena Williams takes it, 11–3 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Sharapova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Williams 62 matches, Sharapova 40 matches.
- Williams has 3 titles (one every 20 matches) to Sharapova’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches).
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Sharapova’s 3.3 (72% more).
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.8 matches to Sharapova’s 0.8.
- Williams ranks 1st of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first-serve points won %.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 29 in WTA Tour 2009 for titles per match.
- Longevity: Williams has 62 matches, Sharapova 40 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 0.13 total · best 1★ #2 of 29Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#17 of 29
- 0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 60.3#45 of 71First serve in %64.2#20 of 71
- 74.0★ #1 of 71First-serve points won %64.4#25 of 71
- 59.3#6 of 71Break points saved %49.8#64 of 71
- 45.3#29 of 71Return points won %
Head to head
2022 matches
since 20042
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 in 2009.
Williams–––––––––1
Sharapova–––––––1–