Sharapova v Williams
WTA Tour 2012
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–3 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Sharapova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Sharapova 71 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams has 7 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Sharapova’s 3 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Williams has 2 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Sharapova’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches).
- Williams averages 7.5 aces a match to Sharapova’s 3.1 — 2.4 times as many.
- Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
- Sharapova ranks 7th of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Sharapova’s team won 85% of the matches they played.
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.
- 0.03 total · best 1#7 of 29Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 66.1#16 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
- 67.9#11 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
- 62.4#4 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
- 48.0#8 of 84
Head to head
222 matches
since 200420
since 200420
- Hard · 14 matchesSharapova 1Williams 13
- Grass · 4 matchesSharapova 1Williams 3
- Clay · 4 matchesSharapova 0Williams 4
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesSharapova 1Williams 8
- Finals · 9 matchesSharapova 2Williams 7
Last meetings
- 26 Aug 2019 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-1
- 18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-1
- 29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassWilliams won 6-2 6-4
- 19 Jan 2015 · Australian Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
- 17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-3
- 30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2012.
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