Victoria Azarenka vs Serena Williams — Indian Wells Final
Indian Wells · WTA · Final
BLR13#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
Azarenka V.6-4 6-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
662
Williams S.
440
Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 17–3, defending last year's semi-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 17–4.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–17| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 1-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Serena Williams | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2015-05-25 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Serena Williams | 3-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-05-04 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 7-6 3-6 7-6 |
| 2013-12-30 | Brisbane | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2013-08-26 | US Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-7 6-1 |
| 2013-08-18 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 2-6 6-2 7-6(6) |
| 2013-05-13 | Rome | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2013-02-11 | Doha | F | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 2012-10-25 | Istanbul | RR | clay | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012-10-22 | WTA Championships | RR | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012-08-27 | US Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 2-6 7-5 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2012-06-25 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2011-08-08 | Toronto | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast