Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2006
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–2 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 2006: Li 61 matches, Williams 16 matches.
- Li has the better first serve in %: 71.8 to Williams’s 59.2.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74 to Li’s 61.3.
- Williams averages 5.9 aces a match to Li’s 1.1 — 5.3 times as many.
- Li ranks 5th of 85 in WTA Tour 2006 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Li’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Li has 61 matches, Williams 16 — 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.
- 71.8#5 of 85First serve in %59.2
- 61.3#42 of 85First-serve points won %74.0
- 54.0#44 of 85Break points saved %62.9
- 45.3#27 of 85Return points won %46.0
- 1.167 total · best 9#40 of 85Acesper game5.994 total · best 12
- 11.0669 total · best 17#32 of 88Games wonper game11.8
Head to head
112 matches
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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
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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