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Serena Williams v Maria Sharapova: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Sharapova’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: Williams 60 matches, Sharapova 62 matches.
Williams has 7 titles (one every 8.3 matches) to Sharapova’s 4 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
Williams averages 7.2 aces a match to Sharapova’s 2.9 — 2.4 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.9 matches to Sharapova’s 0.7.
Williams ranks 1st of 37 in WTA Tour 2014 for titles per match.
Williams ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 87%, Sharapova’s team won 79% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 37Titlesper game0.14 total · best 1★ #2 of 37
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
59.0#66 of 88First serve in %61.8#43 of 88
75.4★ #1 of 88First-serve points won %67.5#14 of 88
62.4★ #2 of 88Break points saved %56.5#30 of 88
47.9#8 of 88
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 in 2014.
Williams1––––––––1
Sharapova––––––1––
Return points won %
48.3#5 of 88
7.2432 total · best 19★ #2 of 88Acesper game2.9182 total · best 10#24 of 88
12.1723 total · best 18#13 of 88Games wonper game13.2817 total · best 20★ #1 of 88
50.2#12 of 88Break points converted %51.6#5 of 88
83.6★ #1 of 88Sets won %69.7#5 of 88
63.3★ #1 of 88Games won %58.2#4 of 88
0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 56Finalsper game0.14 total · best 1#8 of 56
1.8107 total · best 2★ #1 of 88Sets wonper game1.7106 total · best 2★ #3 of 88
0.421 total · best 2★ #1 of 88Sets lostper game · lower is better0.746 total · best 2#6 of 88
7.0419 total · best 18★ #1 of 88Games lostper game · lower is better9.5587 total · best 19#11 of 88
0.18 total · best 2#82 of 88Tiebreaksper game0.215 total · best 3#42 of 88
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