Davenport v Clijsters
WTA Tour career
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Kim Clijsters takes it, 8–3 on categories
Clijsters wins on grand slam titles. Davenport’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Davenport 918 matches, Clijsters 611 matches.
- Clijsters has 4 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Davenport’s 3 grand slam titles (one every 100 matches).
- Davenport averages 2.1 aces a match to Clijsters’ 1.2 (68% more).
- Clijsters has the better first serve in %: 63.6 to Davenport’s 59.2.
- Longevity: Davenport has 918 matches across 18 seasons, Clijsters 611 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.155 total · best 1Titlesper game0.141 total · best 1
- 0.03 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.04 total · best 1
- 59.2First serve in %63.6
- 71.5First-serve points won %67.4
- 57.8Break points saved %60.1
- 48.1Return points won %48.2
Head to head
817 matches
since 20009
since 20009
- Hard · 13 matchesDavenport 4Clijsters 9
- Grass · 2 matchesDavenport 2Clijsters 0
- Clay · 1 matchDavenport 1Clijsters 0
- Carpet · 1 matchDavenport 1Clijsters 0
- Grand Slams · 6 matchesDavenport 5Clijsters 1
- Finals · 5 matchesDavenport 0Clijsters 5
Last meetings
- 20 June 2005 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassDavenport won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
- 23 May 2005 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · ClayDavenport won 1-6 7-5 6-3
- 9 Mar 2005 · Indian Wells · Final · HardClijsters won 6-4 4-6 6-2
- 25 Aug 2003 · US Open · Semifinal · HardClijsters won 6-2 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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