Schmiedlova v Williams

Venus Williams takes it, 13–1 on categories

Williams wins on titles. Karolina Schmiedlova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Karolina Schmiedlova 304 matches, Williams 1,096 matches.

• Williams has 48 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Karolina Schmiedlova’s 3 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
• Williams averages 3.1 aces a match to Karolina Schmiedlova’s 1.3 — 2.3 times as many.
• Williams has the better sets won %: 69.3 to Karolina Schmiedlova’s 43.1.
• Winners’ edge: Williams’s teams won 73%, Karolina Schmiedlova’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Williams has 1,096 matches across 33 seasons, Karolina Schmiedlova 304 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.