Career 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Venus Williams takes it, 7–0 on categories Williams wins on sets lost. WTA Tour career: Kournikova 310 matches, Williams 1,096 matches.
Williams averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Kournikova’s 1.0. Williams has the better sets won %: 69.3 to Kournikova’s 58.5. Williams averages 1.6 sets won a match to Kournikova’s 1.4 (17% more). Winners’ edge: Williams’s teams won 73%, Kournikova’s team won 60% of the matches they played. Longevity: Williams has 1,096 matches across 33 seasons, Kournikova 310 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 48 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
– First serve in % 59.4
– First-serve points won % 68.2
– Break points saved % 57.5
– Return points won % 45.7
– Acesper game 3.1 2,265 total · best 18
11.3 3,489 total · best 18
Head to head 0 8 matches since 1998 8
Hard · 5 matches Kournikova 0 Williams 5 Carpet · 1 match Kournikova 0 Williams 1 Grass · 1 match Kournikova 0 Williams 1 Clay · 1 match Kournikova 0 Williams 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Kournikova 0 Williams 1 Finals · 1 match Kournikova 0 Williams 1 Last meetings 22 July 2002 · Stanford · Quarterfinal · Hard Williams won 6-3 6-4 18 Feb 2002 · Dubai · Round of 16 · Hard Williams won 6-2 7-6(3) 11 Feb 2002 · Antwerp · Round of 16 · Carpet Williams won 7-5 6-0 24 July 2000 · Stanford · Semifinal · Hard Williams won 6-4 7-5 26 July 1999 · Stanford · Quarterfinal · Hard Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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