Halep v Williams
WTA Tour 2019
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Serena Williams takes it, 9–4 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 2019: Halep 60 matches, Williams 31 matches.
- Williams averages 6.7 aces a match to Halep’s 1.7 — 4 times as many.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.2 to Halep’s 63.8.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.9 matches to Halep’s 0.8.
- Williams ranks 1st of 89 in WTA Tour 2019 for first-serve points won %.
- Halep ranks 4th of 89 in WTA Tour 2019 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 81%, Halep’s team won 72% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Halep has 60 matches, Williams 31 — 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#33 of 34Titlesper game–
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 68.9#4 of 89First serve in %59.4#64 of 89
- 63.8#47 of 89First-serve points won %75.2★ #1 of 89
- 52.0#74 of 89Break points saved %56.2#39 of 89
- 47.8★ #2 of 89Return points won %46.2#8 of 89
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 2019.
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