Halep v Williams
WTA Tour 2012
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Halep’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Halep 50 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 78.5 to Halep’s 56.9.
- Williams averages 7.5 aces a match to Halep’s 1 — 7.5 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 88.3 to Halep’s 49.5.
- Williams ranks 1st of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Halep’s team won 52% 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.
- –Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 66.4#14 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
- 56.9#82 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
- 51.9#55 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
- 44.5#36 of 84Return points won %48.3#6 of 84
Head to head
212 matches
since 201110
since 201110
- Hard · 9 matchesHalep 1Williams 8
- Grass · 2 matchesHalep 1Williams 1
- Clay · 1 matchHalep 0Williams 1
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesHalep 1Williams 4
- Finals · 3 matchesHalep 1Williams 2
Last meetings
- 8 Feb 2021 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-3
- 1 July 2019 · Wimbledon · Final · GrassHalep won 6-2 6-2
- 14 Jan 2019 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-1 4-6 6-4
- 29 Aug 2016 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 4-6 6-3
- 7 Mar 2016 · Indian Wells · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-3
- 17 Aug 2015 · Cincinnati · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2012.
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