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Patty Schnyder v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Schnyder’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Schnyder 2 matches, Williams 9 matches.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Schnyder’s 64.5.
Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Schnyder’s 3.5 — 2.3 times as many.
Williams has the better break points converted %: 46.8 to Schnyder’s 29.6.
Longevity: Williams has 9 matches, Schnyder 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Schnyder (2 matches), Williams (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
–Titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
64.2First serve in %56.2
64.5First-serve points won %79.0
72.7Break points saved %61.9
39.8Return points won %45.5
3.57 total · best 4Acesper game
Head to head
412 matches since 19988
Hard · 8 matchesSchnyder 1Williams 7
Clay · 3 matchesSchnyder 3Williams 0
Carpet · 1 matchSchnyder 0Williams 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchSchnyder 0Williams 1
Finals · 1 matchSchnyder 0Williams 1
Last meetings
4 May 2009 · Rome · Round of 32 · ClaySchnyder won 6-2 2-6 6-1
14 July 2008 · Stanford · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-1
3 Mar 2008 · Bangalore · Final · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-3
15 Oct 2007 · Zurich · Round of 32 · HardSchnyder won 6-0 3-0
14 May 2007 · Rome · Quarterfinal · ClaySchnyder won 6-3 2-6 7-6(5)
30 Aug 2004 · US Open · Round of 16 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2017.
Schnyder––
Williams––––––––1
7.9
71 total · best 15
1734 total · best 19Games wonper game12.4112 total · best 15
29.6Break points converted %46.8
50.0Sets won %89.5
51.5Games won %62.2
–Finalsper game0.11 total · best 1
1.53 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.917 total · best 2
1.53 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.22 total · best 2
1632 total · best 17Games lostper game · lower is better7.668 total · best 18
1.53 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.11 total · best 1