Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2015
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Serena Williams takes it, 13–1 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Safarova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2015: Safarova 53 matches, Williams 56 matches.
- Williams has 5 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Safarova’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams averages 8.5 aces a match to Safarova’s 4.8 (79% more).
- Williams averages a sets lost every 2.3 matches to Safarova’s 0.9.
- Williams ranks 1st of 33 in WTA Tour 2015 for titles per match.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Safarova’s team won 60% 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#27 of 33Titlesper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 33
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.13 total · best 1
- 64.1#46 of 95First serve in %59.4#81 of 95
- 70.8#6 of 95First-serve points won %75.6★ #1 of 95
- 60.7#7 of 95Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 95
- 40.4#71 of 95Return 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 2015.
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