Watson v Stephens
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst4–9
Sloane Stephens takes it, 9–4 on categories
Stephens wins on first serve in %. Watson’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Watson 377 matches, Stephens 564 matches.
- Watson averages 3.2 aces a match to Stephens’ 1.4 — 2.3 times as many.
- Stephens has the better first serve in %: 67.5 to Watson’s 60.1.
- Stephens averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Watson’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Stephens’s team won 55%, Watson’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Stephens has 564 matches across 17 seasons, Watson 377 in 17 — 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.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.04 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 60.1First serve in %67.5
- 64.5First-serve points won %61.1
- 55.4Break points saved %54.3
- 42.6Return points won %43.8
- 3.21,217 total · best 17
Head to head
37 matches
since 20124
since 20124
- Hard · 5 matchesWatson 3Stephens 2
- Grass · 1 matchWatson 0Stephens 1
- Clay · 1 matchWatson 0Stephens 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchWatson 0Stephens 1
Last meetings
- 27 Feb 2023 · Austin · Round of 16 · HardStephens won 6-4 6-4
- 6 Oct 2021 · Indian Wells · Round of 128 · HardStephens won 6-7(5) 7-5 6-1
- 21 Mar 2016 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardWatson won 6-3 6-0
- 22 June 2015 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassStephens won 6-2 6-3
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayStephens won 6-2 6-4
- 12 Jan 2015 · Hobart · Round of 16 · HardWatson won 6-3 6-1
- 9 July 2012 · Stanford · Round of 32 · HardWatson won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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