Simona Halep vs Serena Williams — Wimbledon Final

Wimbledon · WTA · Final
ROU7
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 July 2019
grass
USA11
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Halep S.
6-2 6-2
Williams S.
Halep S.
662
Williams S.
220

Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending last year's final. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-1 4-6 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-6 6-3
2016-03-07Indian WellsQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2015-08-17CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
2015-03-23MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-6 7-5
2014-10-20WTA FinalsFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-0
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardSimona Halep6-0 6-2
2013-08-12CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-4
2013-05-13RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-3 6-0
2011-06-20WimbledonR64grassSerena Williams3-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[7]
Williams S.[11]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[11]
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Halep S.[7]
Svitolina E.[8]
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Muchova K.[10]
7-56-4
Williams S.[11]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-44-66-3
Strycova B.
Konta J.[19]
7-656-1
Halep S.[7]
Zhang S.
7-646-1
R16
Strycova B.
Mertens E.[25]
4-67-56-2
Muchova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[3]
4-67-513-11
Halep S.[7]
Gauff C.[7]
6-36-3
Williams S.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-26-2
Konta J.[19]
Kvitova P.[6]
4-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Martic P.[24]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Barty A.[1]
3-66-26-3
R32
Barty A.[1]
Dart H.
6-16-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bencic B.[11]
4-66-46-4
Mertens E.[25]
Wang Q.[15]
6-26-796-4
Muchova K.[10]
Kontaveit A.[20]
7-676-3
Gauff C.[7]
Hercog P.
3-67-677-5
Williams S.[11]
Goerges J.[18]
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Davis L.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Bertens K.[4]
7-56-1
Konta J.[19]
Stephens S.[9]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[6]
Linette M.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[8]
Sakkari M.[31]
6-36-716-2
Martic P.[24]
Collins D.
6-43-66-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Hsieh S.[28]
6-32-66-4
Halep S.[7]
Azarenka V.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[14]
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Golubic V.
7-56-3
R64
Wang Q.[15]
Zidansek T.[26]
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Watson H.
7-56-1
Bencic B.[11]
Kanepi K.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[25]
Niculescu M.
7-56-0
Konta J.[19]
Siniakova K.[32]
6-36-4
Linette M.
Anisimova A.[6]
6-47-5
Sakkari M.[31]
Bouzkova M.[21]
6-46-1
Martic P.[24]
Potapova A.[27]
3-66-36-4
Muchova K.[10]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Gauff C.[7]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Keys M.[26]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Haddad Maia B.
7-643-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Jorovic I.
6-26-739-7
Williams S.[11]
Juvan K.
2-66-26-4
Goerges J.[18]
Flink V.
6-16-4
Davis L.
Kerber A.[5]
2-66-26-1
Bertens K.[4]
Townsend T.
3-67-656-2
Strycova B.
Siegemund L.
6-37-5
Stephens S.[9]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[6]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Sevastova A.[12]
4-66-46-3
Hsieh S.[28]
Flipkens K.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Puig M.
6-06-4
Halep S.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-34-66-2
Azarenka V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.[14]
Kudermetova V.
7-656-3
Zhang S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Kenin S.[27]
7-54-66-3
Golubic V.
Putintseva Y.
6-47-63
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Parmentier P.
7-627-64
Svitolina E.[8]
Gasparyan M.
5-76-5
R128
Zidansek T.[26]
Bouchard E.
6-35-78-6
Pliskova K.[3]
Zhu L.[30]
6-27-64
Halep S.[7]
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-47-5
Watson H.
Mcnally C.
7-636-2
Potapova A.[27]
Teichmann J.[24]
2-66-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.[31]
3-66-37-5
Bencic B.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Siegemund L.
Swan K.
6-26-4
Mertens E.[25]
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Swiatek I.[3]
6-27-63
Bouzkova M.[21]
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[10]
Krunic A.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.[32]
Alexandrova E.[18]
2-66-16-1
Keys M.[26]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Zheng S.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-2
Dart H.
Mchale C.
4-66-46-4
Haddad Maia B.
Muguruza G.[26]
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Voegele S.
5-77-56-4
Williams S.[11]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-27-5
Juvan K.
Pliskova K.
6-42-66-4
Flink V.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Goerges J.[18]
Ruse E.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Stosur S.
6-27-5
Davis L.
Baindl K.
6-36-2
Kerber A.[5]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[4]
Minella M.
6-36-2
Townsend T.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Petkovic A.
2-66-27-5
Wang Q.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Martincova T.
6-27-5
Konta J.[19]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-36-3
Linette M.
Kalinskaya A.[19]
6-07-69
Mladenovic K.
Diatchenko V.
7-56-746-2
Kvitova P.[6]
Jabeur O.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[8]
Saville D.
7-56-0
Gasparyan M.
Friedsam A.
6-46-4
Sakkari M.[31]
Pera B.
7-646-3
Martic P.[24]
Brady J.
3-66-36-4
Collins D.
Diyas Z.
6-37-5
Brengle M.
Vondrousova M.[16]
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.[20]
Rogers S.
6-03-66-4
Flipkens K.
Jakupovic D.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.
5-76-47-5
Buzarnescu M.
Pegula J.[4]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Tomljanovic A.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-36-1
Hercog P.
Hruncakova V.
4-67-657-5
Gauff C.[7]
Williams V.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.
Bonaventure Y.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Zhang S.
Garcia C.[23]
6-46-0
Kenin S.[27]
Sharma A.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.[14]
7-646-2
Parmentier P.
Sharapova M.
4-67-645-0
Wozniacki C.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
5-4
Strycova B.
Tsurenko L.[32]
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Ostapenko J.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.[12]
Ahn K.
6-36-4
Jorovic I.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-656-4
Stephens S.[9]
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-4