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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 2015: Halep 66 matches, Williams 56 matches.
Williams has 5 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Halep’s 3 titles (one every 20 matches).
Williams averages 8.5 aces a match to Halep’s 1.6 — 5.4 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.3 matches to Halep’s 0.7.
Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
Halep ranks 6th of 33 in WTA Tour 2015 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 95%, Halep’s team won 74% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.13 total · best 1#6 of 33Titlesper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 33
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.13 total · best 1
67.0#24 of 95First serve in %59.4#81 of 95
64.0#43 of 95First-serve points won %75.6★ #1 of 95
53.6#56 of 95Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 95
46.4#4 of 95Return 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 2015.
Halep––––––––––
Williams–––1––––––
46.4#5 of 95
1.6104 total · best 7#60 of 95Acesper game8.5475 total · best 18★ #1 of 95
12.2803 total · best 19#7 of 95Games wonper game13.3744 total · best 18★ #1 of 95
48.6#23 of 95Break points converted %49.7#15 of 95
69.3#4 of 95Sets won %81.7★ #1 of 95
57.5#5 of 95Games won %62.6★ #1 of 95
0.15 total · best 1#4 of 52Finalsper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 52
1.6104 total · best 2#4 of 95Sets wonper game1.9107 total · best 2★ #1 of 95
0.746 total · best 2#4 of 95Sets lostper game · lower is better0.424 total · best 2★ #1 of 95
9.0593 total · best 18#7 of 95Games lostper game · lower is better8.0445 total · best 18★ #2 of 95
0.19 total · best 2#86 of 95Tiebreaksper game0.211 total · best 2#70 of 95
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