Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2013
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–2 on categories
Williams wins on titles. WTA Tour 2013: Li 58 matches, Williams 82 matches.
- Williams has 11 titles (one every 7.7 matches) to Li’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams averages 5.6 aces a match to Li’s 2.5 — 2.2 times as many.
- Williams has 18 sets lost (one every 4.5 matches) to Li’s 36 sets lost (one every 1.6 matches).
- Williams ranks 1st of 31 in WTA Tour 2013 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 1st of 87 in WTA Tour 2013 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Li’s team won 76% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 82 matches, Li 58 — 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#26 of 31Titlesper game0.111 total · best 1★ #1 of 31
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 63.6#30 of 87First serve in %62.6#34 of 87
- 66.2#19 of 87First-serve points won %74.7★ #1 of 87
- 60.1#6 of 87Break points saved %61.2#4 of 87
- 48.2#7 of 87Return 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 2013.
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