Kirilenko v Williams
WTA Tour 2012
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Kirilenko’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Kirilenko 54 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 78.5 to Kirilenko’s 65.8.
- Williams averages 7.5 aces a match to Kirilenko’s 2.2 — 3.3 times as many.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 4.2 matches to Kirilenko’s 0.9.
- Williams ranks 1st of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Kirilenko’s team won 59% 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.
- –Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 65.0#22 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
- 65.8#20 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
- 51.2#63 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
- 43.8#41 of 84Return points won %48.3#6 of 84
Head to head
08 matches
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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 2012.
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