Williams v Jankovic
WTA Tour career
Venus WilliamsUnited States, United States / USA1,096 games · 1994–2026
Jelena JankovicSerbia918 games · 2001–2017Lineball analyst11–3
Venus Williams takes it, 11–3 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Jankovic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Williams 1,096 matches, Jankovic 918 matches.
- Williams has 48 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Jankovic’s 15 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Williams averages 3.1 aces a match to Jankovic’s 1.8 (66% more).
- Jankovic has the better first serve in %: 65 to Williams’s 59.4.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s teams won 73%, Jankovic’s team won 62% of the matches they played.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): 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.
- 0.148 total · best 1Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
- 0.07 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 59.4First serve in %65.0
- 68.2First-serve points won %63.6
- 57.5Break points saved %55.5
- 45.7Return points won %46.5
- 3.1
Head to head
714 matches
since 20057
since 20057
- Hard · 7 matchesWilliams 5Jankovic 2
- Clay · 6 matchesWilliams 2Jankovic 4
- Grass · 1 matchWilliams 0Jankovic 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesWilliams 1Jankovic 2
Last meetings
- 6 Mar 2017 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 1-6 7-6(5) 6-1
- 12 Oct 2015 · Hong Kong · Semifinal · HardJankovic won 6-4 7-5
- 2 Apr 2012 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClayWilliams won 7-5 6-0
- 3 May 2010 · Rome · Quarterfinal · ClayJankovic won 6-0 6-1
- 26 Oct 2009 · WTA Tour Championships · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 5-7 6-3 6-4
- 3 Nov 2008 · WTA Tour Championships · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 2-6 6-3
- 29 Sept 2008 · Stuttgart · Semifinal · HardJankovic won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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