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I've collected all the match statistics from each match played by a present top ten player at the last four Grand Slams (FO 2009, Wimbledon 2009, US Open 2009 and AO 2010), and I will present the combined (or cummulated) stats in this thread. The ten players are:
1 Williams, Serena
2 Wozniacki, Caroline
3 Safina, Dinara
4 Williams, Venus
5 Kuznetsova, Svetlana
6 Dementieva, Elena
7 Jankovic, Jelena
8 Radwanska, Agnieszka
9 Azarenka, Victoria
10 Stosur, Samantha
It's not my aim to conclude who's the best player (although there's no doubt that Serena has performed best at these events). The four Grand Slams are played on different surfaces at different times of the year, and not all players have performed equally well at these 4 tournaments and some of them may even have suffered from occasional injuries (ie. Safina, Venus) although all ten players did participate at all 4 events. I still find it relevant to present the stats since the results obtained at precisely these tournements have contributed highly to the present rankings!
I've only used the official match statistics - all still available online at the official tournament sites - but I'll try to present and combine these stats in new ways to give a better view of tendencies in terms of game and style. But I'll also be very cautious to draw any conclusions as I believe only watching the matches will give a real impression of what's going on (stats don't lie but don't always tell the truth either)!
Part 1 below will include misc. results statistics. I'll update the thread with these parts later:
Part 2 - Service analysis (Aces, DF, % etc.)
Part 3 - 'Rally' and points analysis (winners, UE, FE)
Part 4 - Net approaches
Part 1 - Misc. results and match statistics (@ FO 2009, Wimbledon 2009, US Open 2009 and AO 2010)
Most titles:
S. Williams 2
Kuznetsova 1
Most matches:
S. Williams 25
Safina 20
V. Williams 19
Kuznetsova 18
Wozniacki 18
Azarenka 18
Stosur 15
Radwanska 14
Dementieva 13
Jankovic 12
Winning percentage:
Sets winning percentage:
Tie Break success
Winning % when one set down:
Winning % when one set up:
Bagels given:
Azarenka 6
Wozniacki 4
Safina 4
V. Williams 3
S. Williams 3
Radwanska 2
Jankovic 1
Kuznetsova 1
Dementieva 0
Stosur 0
Double bagels given:
Azarenka 1
Safina 1
Bagels received:
V. Williams 2
Safina 1
Jankovic 1
None of the ten players were Double bagelled!
Match Length:
The longest matches played by any of these top 10 players were (duration)
Radwanska vs. Peng (Wimbledon) 178 min.
Jankovic vs. Oudin (Wimbledon) 172 min.
Dementieva vs. Henin (AO) 170 min.
The longest matches in terms of points played:
Radwanska vs. Peng (Wimbledon) 258
Kuznetsova vs. S. Williams (FO) 239
Dementieva vs. S. Williams (Wimbledon) 237
Average match length:
Average point length:
(Note: The average point length includes breaks, second services, 'towel routines' etc., and may not reflect the real length of the points (typically only a few seconds). But I thought it would be interesting to see if there were any tendencies; if so-called hard-hitters played 'shorter' points than baseline oriented players.)
Part 2, 3, and 4 coming up...
1 Williams, Serena
2 Wozniacki, Caroline
3 Safina, Dinara
4 Williams, Venus
5 Kuznetsova, Svetlana
6 Dementieva, Elena
7 Jankovic, Jelena
8 Radwanska, Agnieszka
9 Azarenka, Victoria
10 Stosur, Samantha
It's not my aim to conclude who's the best player (although there's no doubt that Serena has performed best at these events). The four Grand Slams are played on different surfaces at different times of the year, and not all players have performed equally well at these 4 tournaments and some of them may even have suffered from occasional injuries (ie. Safina, Venus) although all ten players did participate at all 4 events. I still find it relevant to present the stats since the results obtained at precisely these tournements have contributed highly to the present rankings!
I've only used the official match statistics - all still available online at the official tournament sites - but I'll try to present and combine these stats in new ways to give a better view of tendencies in terms of game and style. But I'll also be very cautious to draw any conclusions as I believe only watching the matches will give a real impression of what's going on (stats don't lie but don't always tell the truth either)!
Part 1 below will include misc. results statistics. I'll update the thread with these parts later:
Part 2 - Service analysis (Aces, DF, % etc.)
Part 3 - 'Rally' and points analysis (winners, UE, FE)
Part 4 - Net approaches
Part 1 - Misc. results and match statistics (@ FO 2009, Wimbledon 2009, US Open 2009 and AO 2010)
Most titles:
S. Williams 2
Kuznetsova 1
Most matches:
S. Williams 25
Safina 20
V. Williams 19
Kuznetsova 18
Wozniacki 18
Azarenka 18
Stosur 15
Radwanska 14
Dementieva 13
Jankovic 12
Winning percentage:
Code:
W L %
S. Williams 23 2 92
Kuznetsova 15 3 83
Safina 16 4 80
V. Williams 15 4 79
Wozniacki 14 4 78
Azarenka 14 4 78
Stosur 11 4 73
Radwanska 10 4 71
Dementieva 9 4 69
Jankovic 8 4 67
Sets winning percentage:
Code:
W L %
S. Williams 47 9 84
Kuznetsova 32 10 76
Safina 33 12 73
Azarenka 30 11 73
V. Williams 32 12 73
Wozniacki 28 11 72
Radwanska 22 9 71
Dementieva 20 9 69
Jankovic 19 9 68
Stosur 23 14 62
Tie Break success
Code:
Wins %
Azarenka 3 of 4 75
Jankovic 3 of 4 75
Wozniacki 2 of 3 67
S. Williams 4 of 7 57
Dementieva 1 of 2 50
Kuznetsova 2 of 5 40
Stosur 1 of 3 33
V. Williams 1 of 5 20
Radwanska 0 of 1 0
Safina 0 of 4 0
Winning % when one set down:
Code:
Wins %
Azarenka 2 of 3 67
Safina 5 of 8 63
S. Williams 3 of 5 60
V. Williams 3 of 6 50
Wozniacki 3 of 7 43
Kuznetsova 1 of 3 33
Dementieva 1 of 3 33
Stosur 1 of 5 20
Jankovic 0 of 2 0
Radwanska 0 of 4 0
Winning % when one set up:
Code:
Wins %
S. Williams 20 of 20 100
Safina 11 of 11 100
Wozniacki 11 of 11 100
Radwanska 10 of 10 100
Stosur 10 of 10 100
Kuznetsova 14 of 15 93
V. Williams 12 of 13 92
Azarenka 12 of 15 80
Dementieva 8 of 10 80
Jankovic 8 of 10 80
Bagels given:
Azarenka 6
Wozniacki 4
Safina 4
V. Williams 3
S. Williams 3
Radwanska 2
Jankovic 1
Kuznetsova 1
Dementieva 0
Stosur 0
Double bagels given:
Azarenka 1
Safina 1
Bagels received:
V. Williams 2
Safina 1
Jankovic 1
None of the ten players were Double bagelled!
Match Length:
The longest matches played by any of these top 10 players were (duration)
Radwanska vs. Peng (Wimbledon) 178 min.
Jankovic vs. Oudin (Wimbledon) 172 min.
Dementieva vs. Henin (AO) 170 min.
The longest matches in terms of points played:
Radwanska vs. Peng (Wimbledon) 258
Kuznetsova vs. S. Williams (FO) 239
Dementieva vs. S. Williams (Wimbledon) 237
Average match length:
Code:
Elapsed time Matches Av. length
(minutes) (minutes)
Radwanska 1230 14 88
S. Williams 2251 25 90
Kuznetsova 1645 18 91
Wozniacki 1656 18 92
Safina 1865 20 93
Azarenka 1712 18 95
Dementieva 1239 13 95
V. Williams 1828 19 96
Jankovic 1195 12 100
Stosur 1517 15 101
Average point length:
Code:
Points played length (seconds)
Kuznetsova 2536 38.9
Stosur 2268 40.1
S. Williams 3360 40.2
Radwanska 1792 41.2
Safina 2692 41.6
Dementieva 1765 42.1
Wozniacki 2335 42.6
Jankovic 1683 42.6
Azarenka 2391 43.0
V. Williams 2517 43.6
Part 2, 3, and 4 coming up...