Errani v Williams

WTA Tour career

Sara ErraniItaly719 games · 2006–2025Most first serve in %

Serena WilliamsUnited States1,002 games · 1997–2026Most titlesMost first-serve points won %

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Serena Williams takes it, 11–3 on categories

Williams wins on titles. Errani’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Errani 719 matches, Williams 1,002 matches.

Williams has 72 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Errani’s 9 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74.2 to Errani’s 55.4.
Errani has the better first serve in %: 77.6 to Williams’s 60.3.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 85%, Errani’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.

0.09 total · best 1Titlesper game0.172 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.023 total · best 1
77.6First serve in %60.3
55.4First-serve points won %74.2
51.9Break points saved %62.1
47.8Return points won %46.9
0.2137 total · best 5

Head to head

09 matches
since 20089

Clay · 6 matchesErrani 0Williams 6
Hard · 3 matchesErrani 0Williams 3
Grand Slams · 3 matchesErrani 0Williams 3
Finals · 1 matchErrani 0Williams 1

Last meetings

25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-3
18 Apr 2015 · Fed Cup WG PO: ITA vs USA · Round robin · ClayWilliams won 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
12 May 2014 · Rome · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-0
27 May 2013 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayWilliams won 6-0 6-1
6 May 2013 · Madrid · Semifinal · ClayWilliams won 7-5 6-2
27 Aug 2012 · US Open · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-2
16 Feb 2009 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardWilliams won 4-6 6-2 6-0

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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