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Maria Sharapova v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Sharapova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Sharapova 770 matches, Williams 1,002 matches.
Williams has 72 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Sharapova’s 36 titles (one every 20 matches).
Williams has 23 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Sharapova’s 5 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches).
Williams averages 6.1 aces a match to Sharapova’s 3.0 — 2.1 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 85%, Sharapova’s team won 78% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
0.136 total · best 1Titlesper game0.172 total · best 1
0.05 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.023 total · best 1
63.4First serve in %60.3
68.3First-serve points won %74.2
58.3Break points saved %62.1
47.7Return points won %46.9
Head to head
222 matches since 200420
Hard · 14 matchesSharapova 1Williams 13
Grass · 4 matchesSharapova 1Williams 3
Clay · 4 matchesSharapova 0Williams 4
Grand Slams · 9 matchesSharapova 1Williams 8
Finals · 9 matchesSharapova 2Williams 7
Last meetings
26 Aug 2019 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-1
18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-1
29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassWilliams won 6-2 6-4
19 Jan 2015 · Australian Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-3
30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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3.02,281 total · best 21
Acesper game
6.14,649 total · best 24
12.29,401 total · best 20Games wonper game12.412,406 total · best 21
48.5Break points converted %48.2
71.8Sets won %79.3
59.1Games won %62.1
0.159 total · best 1Finalsper game0.197 total · best 1
1.61,249 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.81,754 total · best 2
0.6491 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.5457 total · best 2
8.46,496 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better7.57,560 total · best 20
0.2141 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2178 total · best 3
Williams won 6-2 7-6(7)
27 May 2013 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-4 6-4
6 May 2013 · Madrid · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-4
18 Mar 2013 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 4-6 6-3 6-0
11 Feb 2013 · Doha · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-2
