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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 2013: Azarenka 52 matches, Williams 82 matches.
Williams has 11 titles (one every 7.7 matches) to Azarenka’s 3 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
Williams averages 5.6 aces a match to Azarenka’s 1.6 — 3.6 times as many.
Williams has 18 sets lost (one every 4.5 matches) to Azarenka’s 29 sets lost (one every 1.8 matches).
Williams ranks 1st of 87 in WTA Tour 2013 for first-serve points won %.
Azarenka ranks 3rd of 31 in WTA Tour 2013 for titles per match.
Azarenka ranks 10th of 87 in WTA Tour 2013 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Azarenka’s team won 83% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Williams has 82 matches, Azarenka 52 — 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.
0.13 total · best 1★ #3 of 31Titlesper game0.111 total · best 1★ #1 of 31
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
67.2#10 of 87First serve in %62.6#34 of 87
64.5#29 of 87First-serve points won %74.7★ #1 of 87
55.9#28 of 87Break points saved %61.2#4 of 87
52.6★ #1 of 87
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 2013.
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Return points won %
51.3★ #2 of 87
1.681 total · best 6#59 of 87Acesper game5.6459 total · best 14★ #2 of 87
12.2634 total · best 18#6 of 89Games wonper game12.61,034 total · best 19★ #2 of 89
52.1#4 of 87Break points converted %52.5★ #3 of 87
75.4★ #3 of 89Sets won %89.9★ #1 of 89
61.3★ #3 of 89Games won %69.4★ #1 of 89
0.16 total · best 1★ #2 of 51Finalsper game0.213 total · best 1★ #1 of 51
1.789 total · best 2★ #3 of 89Sets wonper game2.0160 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.629 total · best 2★ #3 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.218 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
7.7401 total · best 19★ #3 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better5.6457 total · best 16★ #1 of 89
0.210 total · best 2#55 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.16 total · best 1#89 of 89
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