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Victoria Azarenka v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Azarenka’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Azarenka 77 matches, Williams 25 matches.
Williams has 2 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Azarenka’s 3 titles (one every 25 matches).
Azarenka has the better first serve in %: 70.2 to Williams’s 58.9.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Azarenka’s 65.4.
Williams ranks 1st of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
Azarenka ranks 7th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first serve in %.
Azarenka ranks 9th of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 88%, Azarenka’s team won 78% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Azarenka has 77 matches, Williams 25 — 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.
0.03 total · best 1#9 of 33Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 33
70.2#7 of 85First serve in %58.9#57 of 85
65.4#24 of 85First-serve points won %76.8★ #1 of 85
57.3#20 of 85Break points saved %67.5★ #1 of 85
49.2★ #2 of 85Return points won %45.4#31 of 85
1.185 total · best 5
Head to head
523 matches since 200818
Hard · 15 matchesAzarenka 5Williams 10
Grass · 4 matchesAzarenka 0Williams 4
Clay · 4 matchesAzarenka 0Williams 4
Grand Slams · 11 matchesAzarenka 1Williams 10
Finals · 9 matchesAzarenka 4Williams 5
Last meetings
31 Aug 2020 · US Open · Semifinal · HardAzarenka won 1-6 6-3 6-3
4 Mar 2019 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-3
7 Mar 2016 · Indian Wells · Final · HardAzarenka won 6-4 6-4
29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassWilliams won 3-6 6-2 6-3
25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-4 6-2
4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 16 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2011.
Azarenka––––1–––––
Williams–1–––––––
#65 of 85
Acesper game
8200 total · best 14★ #1 of 85
11.5888 total · best 17#25 of 89Games wonper game12.7318 total · best 17★ #1 of 89
47.7#37 of 85Break points converted %47.1#44 of 85
77.6★ #2 of 89Sets won %79.0★ #1 of 89
61.3★ #2 of 89Games won %63.2★ #1 of 89
0.15 total · best 1#8 of 54Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1★ #1 of 54
1.6125 total · best 2#5 of 89Sets wonper game1.845 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.536 total · best 2★ #1 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.512 total · best 2★ #2 of 89
7.3560 total · best 18★ #1 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better7.4185 total · best 17★ #2 of 89
0.19 total · best 1#80 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.25 total · best 1#61 of 89
2.8212 total · best 11#35 of 85Double faultsper game · lower is better2.562 total · best 7#26 of 85
Williams won 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(1)
30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Final · HardWilliams won 6-4 7-5
26 Aug 2013 · US Open · Final · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1
12 Aug 2013 · Cincinnati · Final · HardAzarenka won 2-6 6-2 7-6(6)
13 May 2013 · Rome · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-3