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Maria Kirilenko v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
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 2014: Kirilenko 13 matches, Williams 60 matches.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.4 to Kirilenko’s 60.8.
Williams averages 7.2 aces a match to Kirilenko’s 2 — 3.6 times as many.
Williams has the better sets won %: 83.6 to Kirilenko’s 36.7.
Williams ranks 1st of 37 in WTA Tour 2014 for titles per match.
Williams ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 87%, Kirilenko’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Williams has 60 matches, Kirilenko 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
–Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 37
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
63.8First serve in %59.0#66 of 88
60.8First-serve points won %75.4★ #1 of 88
52.9Break points saved %62.4★ #2 of 88
43.6Return points won %47.9#8 of 88
Head to head
08 matches 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 2014.
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226 total · best 4
Acesper game
7.2432 total · best 19★ #2 of 88
9.5123 total · best 18Games wonper game12.1723 total · best 18#13 of 88
40.0Break points converted %50.2#12 of 88
36.7Sets won %83.6★ #1 of 88
44.2Games won %63.3★ #1 of 88
–Finalsper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 56
0.911 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.8107 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
1.519 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.421 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
11.9155 total · best 17Games lostper game · lower is better7.0419 total · best 18★ #1 of 88
0.34 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.18 total · best 2#82 of 88
6-2 6-1
24 May 2004 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayWilliams won 4-6 6-2 6-4