Kirilenko v Williams
WTA Tour 2008
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–2 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Kirilenko’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2008: Kirilenko 56 matches, Williams 52 matches.
- Williams has 4 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Kirilenko’s 3 titles (one every 20 matches).
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Kirilenko’s 1.5 — 3.9 times as many.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 2.2 matches to Kirilenko’s 1.0.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 80 in WTA Tour 2008 for first-serve points won %.
- Kirilenko ranks 5th of 28 in WTA Tour 2008 for titles per match.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 85%, Kirilenko’s team won 61% 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.
- 0.13 total · best 1#5 of 28Titlesper game0.14 total · best 1★ #2 of 28
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 67.4#11 of 80First serve in %61.3#44 of 80
- 61.8#47 of 80First-serve points won %72.4★ #2 of 80
- 53.4#52 of 80Break points saved %62.7#5 of 80
- 45.8#29 of 80Return points won %
Head to head
08 matches
since 20048
since 20048
- Hard · 4 matchesKirilenko 0Williams 4
- Clay · 3 matchesKirilenko 0Williams 3
- Grass · 1 matchKirilenko 0Williams 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesKirilenko 0Williams 3
Last meetings
- 30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 7-5 7-5
- 6 May 2013 · Madrid · Round of 16 · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-1
- 14 Jan 2013 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-0
- 25 July 2011 · Stanford · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-2 3-6 6-2
- 20 June 2011 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassWilliams won 6-3 6-2
- 3 May 2010 · Rome · Quarterfinal · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-4
- 7 Aug 2006 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2008.
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