Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2012
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. WTA Tour 2012: Safarova 51 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams averages 7.5 aces a match to Safarova’s 3 — 2.5 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 88.3 to Safarova’s 54.1.
- Williams averages 1.8 sets won a match to Safarova’s 1.2 (57% more).
- Williams ranks 1st of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Safarova’s team won 57% of the matches they played.
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 game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 62.2#46 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
- 67.3#14 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
- 62.6★ #3 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
- 40.2#81 of 84Return points won %48.3#6 of 84
Head to head
010 matches
since 200710
since 200710
- Hard · 7 matchesSafarova 0Williams 7
- Clay · 3 matchesSafarova 0Williams 3
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesSafarova 0Williams 2
- Finals · 2 matchesSafarova 0Williams 2
Last meetings
- 16 Jan 2017 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-4
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2
- 29 Sept 2014 · Beijing · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-1 1-6 6-2
- 4 Aug 2014 · Montreal · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-4
- 1 Apr 2013 · Charleston · Quarterfinal · ClayWilliams won 6-4 6-1
- 2 Apr 2012 · Charleston · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-0 6-1
- 8 Aug 2011 · Toronto · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2012.
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