WTA Stat Corner

[RJD11]

It was a record-breaking year in many statistical categories on the WTA, with a lot of superstars leading the way - for instance Serena Williams in various serving and Victoria Azarenka in various returning categories. Who else headed the lists? Here are the leaders in a variety of stats for each year since the WTA started tracking data for all WTA and Grand Slam main draw matches in 2008:

Aces
2008: Nadia Petrova: 353
2009: Serena Williams: 381
2010: Nadia Petrova: 306
2011: Marion Bartoli: 270
2012: Serena Williams: 484
2013: Serena Williams: 480
Note: Williams led the category for the third time.

First Serve Percentage
2008: Camille Pin: 74.8%
2009: Monica Niculescu: 72.3%
2010: Sara Errani: 75.8%
2011: Sara Errani: 76.8%
2012: Sara Errani: 76.3%
2013: Sara Errani: 82.8%
Note: Errani led the category for the fourth straight year and set a record for highest percentage.

First Serve Points Won
2008: Anna-Lena Groenefeld: 76.0%
2009: Serena Williams: 73.5%
2010: Serena Williams: 75.3%
2011: Serena Williams: 76.7%
2012: Serena Williams: 77.8%
2013: Serena Williams: 74.7%
Note: Williams led the category for the fifth straight year.

Points Won Returning First Serve
2008: Greta Arn: 44.2%
2009: Dinara Safina: 43.1%
2010: Anabel Medina Garrigues: 42.4%
2011: Maria Sharapova: 43.8%
2012: Sara Errani: 44.7%
2013: Yvonne Meusburger: 46.1%
Note: Meusburger set a record for highest percentage.

Points Won Returning Second Serve
2008: Victoria Azarenka: 61.8%
2009: Victoria Azarenka: 62.1%
2010: Kim Clijsters: 62.7%
2011: Kim Clijsters: 61.6%
2012: Victoria Azarenka: 63.8%
2013: Victoria Azarenka: 64.7%

Service Games Won
2008: Serena Williams: 79.4%
2009: Serena Williams: 77.6%
2010: Serena Williams: 81.4%
2011: Serena Williams: 85.4%
2012: Serena Williams: 87.5%
2013: Serena Williams: 84.1%
Note: Williams led the category for the sixth straight year.

Break Points Saved
2008: Justine Henin: 65.1%
2009: Samantha Stosur: 63.2%
2010: Serena Williams: 65.9%
2011: Serena Williams: 67.5%
2012: Serena Williams: 67.8%
2013: Serena Williams: 64.8%
Note: Williams led the category for the fourth straight year.

Return Games Won
2008: Jelena Jankovic: 48.4%
2009: Victoria Azarenka: 49.5%
2010: Elena Dementieva: 48.3%
2011: Maria Sharapova: 49.7%
2012: Victoria Azarenka: 52.5%
2013: Victoria Azarenka: 54.8%
Note: Azarenka led the category for the fourth time and set a record for highest percentage.




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[RJD11]

Sara Errani most accurate serve in WTA.

It would be great if she could put something

more on it. She would then be a force


Also surprising was the Maid Marion winning 2011

ace race.


And Yvonne's record for First Serve return was

a surprise also.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I would love to see the Double Fault stats hahaha!

 

[Calvy]

Of the top 5 players, I believe, Serena was the only player not to have more double faults than aces. One of the commentator said it either during China Open or YEC.

 

[RJD11]

Serena's Award Accolades

After a phenomenal season that saw her capture 11 WTA titles including two Grand Slams and the WTA Championships, Serena Williams was named the WTA's Player Of The Year on Friday. Consequentially, she moved up or onto a variety of lists:

- Williams joined two other players as the only five-time winners of Player Of The Year:
1. Steffi Graf: 8
2. Martina Navratilova: 7
3. Serena Williams: 5

- Williams is one of six players to have won consecutive Player Of The Year awards:
Martina Navratilova: 1978-79, 1982-86
Steffi Graf: 1987-90
Monica Seles: 1991-92
Steffi Graf: 1993-96
Lindsay Davenport: 1998-99
Serena Williams: 2008-09, 2012-13

- Williams is the only player to have won Player Of The Year, Doubles Team Of The Year, Most Improved Player, Most Impressive Newcomer and Comeback Player Of The Year:
Player Of The Year: 2002, 2008-09, 2012-13
Doubles Team Of The Year (with Venus Williams): 2000, 2009
Most Improved Player: 1999
Most Impressive Newcomer: 1998
Comeback Player Of The Year: 2004

- Williams has the longest stretch between her first and most recent Player Of The Year awards, with her 2002 and 2013 awards spanning 11 years.


- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3544229/title/stats-corner-serenas-award-accolades#sthash.nUlbEzob.dpuf