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Serena Williams v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Jankovic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2015: Williams 56 matches, Jankovic 59 matches.
Williams has 5 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Jankovic’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Williams averages 8.5 aces a match to Jankovic’s 2.2 — 3.8 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.3 matches to Jankovic’s 0.9.
Williams ranks 1st of 33 in WTA Tour 2015 for titles per match.
Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Jankovic’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 33Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#12 of 33
0.13 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
59.4#81 of 95First serve in %63.9#47 of 95
75.6★ #1 of 95First-serve points won %64.7#30 of 95
64.2★ #1 of 95Break points saved %54.7#46 of 95
46.4#5 of 95Return 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 2015.
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42.0
#45 of 95
8.5475 total · best 18★ #1 of 95Acesper game2.2132 total · best 13#34 of 95
13.3744 total · best 18★ #1 of 95Games wonper game11.8695 total · best 19#17 of 95
49.7#15 of 95Break points converted %43.5#68 of 95
81.7★ #1 of 95Sets won %61.0#18 of 95
62.6★ #1 of 95Games won %53.9#17 of 95
0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 52Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1#14 of 52
1.9107 total · best 2★ #1 of 95Sets wonper game1.483 total · best 2#15 of 95
0.424 total · best 2★ #1 of 95Sets lostper game · lower is better0.953 total · best 2#17 of 95
8.0445 total · best 18★ #2 of 95Games lostper game · lower is better10.1595 total · best 18#22 of 95
0.211 total · best 2#70 of 95Tiebreaksper game0.212 total · best 1#67 of 95
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