Halep v Williams
WTA Tour 2017
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–3 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Halep’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Halep 64 matches, Williams 9 matches.
- Williams has 1 title (one every 9.1 matches) to Halep’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Halep’s 64.4.
- Halep has the better first serve in %: 67.6 to Williams’s 56.2.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Halep’s team won 73% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Halep has 64 matches, Williams 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Williams (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#38 of 40Titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
- 67.6#18 of 97First serve in %56.2
- 64.4#40 of 97First-serve points won %79.0
- 58.0#23 of 97Break points saved %61.9
- 47.0#8 of 97Return points won %45.5
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 2017.
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