Halep v Williams
WTA Tour 2018
Lineball analyst8–5
Simona Halep takes it, 8–5 on categories
Halep wins on first serve in %. Williams’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2018: Halep 57 matches, Williams 24 matches.
- Williams averages 7.1 aces a match to Halep’s 2.0 — 3.6 times as many.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Halep’s 64.7.
- Halep has the better first serve in %: 65.7 to Williams’s 59.4.
- Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2018 for first-serve points won %.
- Halep ranks 4th of 32 in WTA Tour 2018 for titles per match.
- Winners’ edge: Halep’s team won 81%, Williams’s team won 75% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Halep has 57 matches, Williams 24 — 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#4 of 32Titlesper game–
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 65.7#15 of 95First serve in %59.4#66 of 95
- 64.7#41 of 95First-serve points won %74.4★ #1 of 95
- 54.4#67 of 95Break points saved %56.1#46 of 95
- 49.7★ #1 of 95Return points won %43.5#51 of 95
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 2018.
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