Nara v Williams
WTA Tour career
Kurumi NaraJapan217 games · 2009–2021
Venus WilliamsUnited States, United States / USA1,096 games · 1994–2026Lineball analyst2–12
Venus Williams takes it, 12–2 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Nara’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Nara 217 matches, Williams 1,096 matches.
- Williams has 48 titles (one every 16.7 matches) to Nara’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 68.2 to Nara’s 56.1.
- Nara has the better first serve in %: 70.7 to Williams’s 59.4.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s teams won 73%, Nara’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 1,096 matches across 33 seasons, Nara 217 in 13 — 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.148 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 70.7First serve in %59.4
- 56.1First-serve points won %68.2
- 52.2Break points saved %57.5
- 43.9Return points won %45.7
- 0.491 total · best 4Aces
Head to head
14 matches
since 20143
since 20143
- Hard · 2 matchesNara 1Williams 1
- Clay · 1 matchNara 0Williams 1
- Grass · 1 matchNara 0Williams 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesNara 0Williams 2
Last meetings
- 29 May 2017 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-1
- 7 Mar 2016 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardNara won 6-4 6-3
- 5 Jan 2015 · Auckland · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-1
- 23 June 2014 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassWilliams won 7-6(4) 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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