Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2011
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–2 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Li’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Li 49 matches, Williams 25 matches.
- Williams has 2 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Li’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Li’s 63.7.
- Williams averages 8 aces a match to Li’s 1.7 — 4.7 times as many.
- Williams ranks 1st of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
- Li ranks 8th of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
- Li ranks 9th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 88%, Li’s team won 65% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Li has 49 matches, Williams 25 — 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.
- 0.02 total · best 1#8 of 33Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 33
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 69.0#9 of 85First serve in %58.9#57 of 85
- 63.7#41 of 85First-serve points won %76.8★ #1 of 85
- 57.8#17 of 85Break points saved %67.5★ #1 of 85
- 45.1#34 of 85Return points won %
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 2011.
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