Sharapova v Williams
WTA Tour 2016
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Serena Williams takes it, 9–3 on categories
Williams wins on first serve in %. Sharapova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2016: Sharapova 5 matches, Williams 44 matches.
- Williams has 16 sets lost (one every 2.8 matches) to Sharapova’s 3 sets lost (one every 1.7 matches).
- Sharapova averages 11 aces a match to Williams’ 7.7 (43% more).
- Williams has the better first serve in %: 60.4 to Sharapova’s 55.6.
- Williams ranks 1st of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
- Williams ranks 5th of 38 in WTA Tour 2016 for titles per match.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 86%, Sharapova’s team won 80% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 44 matches, Sharapova 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Sharapova (5 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 game0.12 total · best 1#5 of 38
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 55.6First serve in %60.4#62 of 96
- 77.6First-serve points won %75.5★ #1 of 96
- 54.2Break points saved %62.6★ #2 of 96
- 49.6Return points won %47.3#6 of 96
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 2016.
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