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Jelena Jankovic v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Jankovic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2015: Jankovic 59 matches, Williams 56 matches.
Williams has 5 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Jankovic’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Williams averages 8.5 aces a match to Jankovic’s 2.2 — 3.8 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.3 matches to Jankovic’s 0.9.
Williams ranks 1st of 33 in WTA Tour 2015 for titles per match.
Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Jankovic’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.02 total · best 1#12 of 33Titlesper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 33
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.13 total · best 1
63.9#47 of 95First serve in %59.4#81 of 95
64.7#30 of 95First-serve points won %75.6★ #1 of 95
54.7#46 of 95Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 95
42.0#45 of 95Return points won %
Head to head
414 matches since 200410
Hard · 11 matchesJankovic 3Williams 8
Clay · 2 matchesJankovic 1Williams 1
Grass · 1 matchJankovic 0Williams 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesJankovic 1Williams 2
Finals · 4 matchesJankovic 0Williams 4
Last meetings
11 Aug 2014 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-3
17 Feb 2014 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
21 Oct 2013 · WTA Championships · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 2-6 6-4
30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Final · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
1 Apr 2013 · Charleston · Final · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-0 6-2
30 July 2012 · Olympics · Round of 64 · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2015.
Jankovic––––1–––––
Williams–––1––––––
46.4
#5 of 95
2.2132 total · best 13#34 of 95Acesper game8.5475 total · best 18★ #1 of 95
11.8695 total · best 19#17 of 95Games wonper game13.3744 total · best 18★ #1 of 95
43.5#68 of 95Break points converted %49.7#15 of 95
61.0#18 of 95Sets won %81.7★ #1 of 95
53.9#17 of 95Games won %62.6★ #1 of 95
0.13 total · best 1#14 of 52Finalsper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 52
1.483 total · best 2#15 of 95Sets wonper game1.9107 total · best 2★ #1 of 95
0.953 total · best 2#17 of 95Sets lostper game · lower is better0.424 total · best 2★ #1 of 95
10.1595 total · best 18#22 of 95Games lostper game · lower is better8.0445 total · best 18★ #2 of 95
0.212 total · best 1#67 of 95Tiebreaksper game0.211 total · best 2#70 of 95
Williams won 6-3 6-1
3 May 2010 · Rome · Semifinal · ClayJankovic won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
25 Aug 2008 · US Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-4 7-5
24 Mar 2008 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 6-1 5-7 6-3
14 Jan 2008 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardJankovic won 6-3 6-4