Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2013
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Serena Williams takes it, 13–1 on categories
Williams wins on titles. WTA Tour 2013: Safarova 51 matches, Williams 82 matches.
- Williams has 11 titles (one every 7.7 matches) to Safarova’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams averages 5.6 aces a match to Safarova’s 2.3 — 2.4 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 89.9 to Safarova’s 54.5.
- 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%, Safarova’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 82 matches, Safarova 51 — 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#22 of 31Titlesper game0.111 total · best 1★ #1 of 31
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 63.4#31 of 87First serve in %62.6#34 of 87
- 66.4#16 of 87First-serve points won %74.7★ #1 of 87
- 55.7#29 of 87Break points saved %61.2#4 of 87
- 41.1#80 of 87Return points won %
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 2013.
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