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Serena Williams v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Jankovic’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2010: Williams 29 matches, Jankovic 61 matches.
Williams has 2 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Jankovic’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.3 to Jankovic’s 62.6.
Williams averages 8.6 aces a match to Jankovic’s 2.0 — 4.3 times as many.
Williams ranks 1st of 86 in WTA Tour 2010 for first-serve points won %.
Williams ranks 3rd of 34 in WTA Tour 2010 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 86%, Jankovic’s team won 62% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Jankovic has 61 matches, Williams 29 — 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.
0.12 total · best 1★ #3 of 34Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#31 of 34
0.12 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
62.1#47 of 86First serve in %65.1#23 of 86
75.3★ #1 of 86First-serve points won %62.6#45 of 86
65.9★ #1 of 86Break points saved %53.2#59 of 86
45.6#28 of 86Return points won %
Head to head
1014 matches since 20044
Hard · 11 matchesWilliams 8Jankovic 3
Clay · 2 matchesWilliams 1Jankovic 1
Grass · 1 matchWilliams 1Jankovic 0
Grand Slams · 3 matchesWilliams 2Jankovic 1
Finals · 4 matchesWilliams 4Jankovic 0
Last meetings
11 Aug 2014 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-3
17 Feb 2014 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
21 Oct 2013 · WTA Championships · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 2-6 6-4
30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Final · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
1 Apr 2013 · Charleston · Final · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-0 6-2
30 July 2012 · Olympics · Round of 64 · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2010.
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47.0#13 of 86
8.6249 total · best 19★ #1 of 86Acesper game2.0121 total · best 11#44 of 86
13.0378 total · best 20★ #2 of 90Games wonper game11.4696 total · best 17#24 of 90
45.3#51 of 86Break points converted %48.8#20 of 86
79.1★ #2 of 90Sets won %59.0#25 of 90
60.9★ #2 of 90Games won %53.5#26 of 90
0.13 total · best 1★ #3 of 57Finalsper game0.02 total · best 1#25 of 57
1.853 total · best 2★ #1 of 90Sets wonper game1.382 total · best 2#26 of 90
0.514 total · best 2★ #2 of 90Sets lostper game · lower is better0.957 total · best 2#25 of 90
8.4243 total · best 20#9 of 90Games lostper game · lower is better9.9605 total · best 18#28 of 90
0.412 total · best 3★ #1 of 90Tiebreaksper game0.214 total · best 1#36 of 90
Williams won 6-3 6-1
3 May 2010 · Rome · Semifinal · ClayJankovic won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
25 Aug 2008 · US Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-4 7-5
24 Mar 2008 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 6-1 5-7 6-3
14 Jan 2008 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardJankovic won 6-3 6-4