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Simona Halep v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Halep’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2013: Halep 67 matches, Williams 82 matches.
Williams has 11 titles (one every 7.7 matches) to Halep’s 6 titles (one every 11.1 matches).
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74.7 to Halep’s 62.2.
Williams averages 5.6 aces a match to Halep’s 1.7 — 3.4 times as many.
Williams ranks 1st of 87 in WTA Tour 2013 for first-serve points won %.
Halep ranks 2nd of 31 in WTA Tour 2013 for titles per match.
Halep ranks 9th of 87 in WTA Tour 2013 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Halep’s team won 75% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.16 total · best 1★ #2 of 31Titlesper game0.111 total · best 1★ #1 of 31
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
67.4#9 of 87First serve in %62.6#34 of 87
62.2#55 of 87First-serve points won %74.7★ #1 of 87
54.1#44 of 87Break points saved %61.2#4 of 87
49.6#4 of 87Return points won %
Head to head
212 matches 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 2013.
Halep––––1––––1
Williams––––1––––
51.3★ #2 of 87
1.7111 total · best 7#58 of 87Acesper game5.6459 total · best 14★ #2 of 87
11.6778 total · best 19#23 of 89Games wonper game12.61,034 total · best 19★ #2 of 89
57.4★ #1 of 87Break points converted %52.5★ #3 of 87
67.8#6 of 89Sets won %89.9★ #1 of 89
58.7#6 of 89Games won %69.4★ #1 of 89
0.16 total · best 1#4 of 51Finalsper game0.213 total · best 1★ #1 of 51
1.5103 total · best 2#6 of 89Sets wonper game2.0160 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.749 total · best 2#6 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.218 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
8.2548 total · best 17#4 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better5.6457 total · best 16★ #1 of 89
0.213 total · best 2#53 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.16 total · best 1#89 of 89
Williams won 6-3 7-6(5)
23 Mar 2015 · Miami · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 4-6 7-5
20 Oct 2014 · WTA Finals · Final · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-0
20 Oct 2014 · WTA Finals · Round robin · HardHalep won 6-0 6-2
12 Aug 2013 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-0 6-4