Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2016
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Serena Williams takes it, 13–1 on categories
Williams wins on titles. WTA Tour 2016: Safarova 33 matches, Williams 44 matches.
- Williams has 2 titles (one every 20 matches) to Safarova’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches).
- Williams averages 7.7 aces a match to Safarova’s 4.5 (70% more).
- Williams has the better sets won %: 83 to Safarova’s 46.7.
- Williams ranks 5th of 38 in WTA Tour 2016 for titles per match.
- Safarova ranks 7th of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 86%, Safarova’s team won 45% 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#15 of 38Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1#5 of 38
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 61.9#50 of 96First serve in %60.4#62 of 96
- 71.0#7 of 96First-serve points won %75.5★ #1 of 96
- 55.9#30 of 96Break points saved %62.6★ #2 of 96
- 39.5#92 of 96Return 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 2016.
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