Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2005
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Serena Williams takes it, 10–3 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Li’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Li 42 matches, Williams 28 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 72.5 to Li’s 54.8.
- Li has the better first serve in %: 72.7 to Williams’s 61.
- Williams averages 3.0 aces a match to Li’s 0.1 — 42.3 times as many.
- Li ranks 3rd of 90 in WTA Tour 2005 for first serve in %.
- Williams ranks 3rd of 90 in WTA Tour 2005 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Li’s team won 67% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Li has 42 matches, Williams 28 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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 game0.01 total · best 1#16 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 72.7★ #3 of 90First serve in %61.0#42 of 90
- 54.8#81 of 90First-serve points won %72.5★ #3 of 90
- 50.0#64 of 90Break points saved %63.4#4 of 90
- 44.4#51 of 90Return points won %46.9#28 of 90
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 2005.
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