Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2002
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Serena Williams takes it, 4–2 on categories
Williams wins on games won. Li’s case rests on games lost, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2002: Li 6 matches, Williams 61 matches.
- Williams has 17 sets lost (one every 3.6 matches) to Li’s 3 sets lost (one every 2 matches).
- Williams averages 12.6 games won a match to Li’s 11 (15% more).
- Li averages 5.5 games lost a match to Williams’ 6.8.
- Williams ranks 1st of 35 in WTA Tour 2002 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 3rd of 89 in WTA Tour 2002 for games won per match.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 92%, Li’s team won 83% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 61 matches, Li 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Li (6 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 game0.18 total · best 1★ #1 of 35
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.13 total · best 1
- 1166 total · best 16Games wonper game12.6771 total · best 16★ #3 of 89
- 76.9Sets won %87.1★ #1 of 89
- 66.7Games won %65.0★ #1 of 89
- –Finalsper game0.210 total · best 1★ #1 of 53
Head to head
112 matches
since 200611
since 200611
- Hard · 11 matchesLi 1Williams 10
- Grass · 1 matchLi 0Williams 1
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesLi 0Williams 4
- Finals · 2 matchesLi 0Williams 2
Last meetings
- 17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-1
- 21 Oct 2013 · WTA Championships · Final · HardWilliams won 2-6 6-3 6-0
- 26 Aug 2013 · US Open · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-0 6-3
- 12 Aug 2013 · Cincinnati · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 7-5 7-5
- 18 Mar 2013 · Miami · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
- 22 Oct 2012 · WTA Championships · Round robin · HardWilliams won 7-6(2) 6-3
- 21 June 2010 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassWilliams won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2002.
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