WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · Indian Wells
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Williams
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,671 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Serena Williams here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Williams | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.74 |
| ROI % | - | -68.2% |
| Units P/L | - | -3.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
4
Williams
0
Stephens
Aug 31, 2020
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 32
May 25, 2015
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
May 4, 2015
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 9, 2015
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 16
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Williams | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 0% | 65.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 48.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 46.8% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 0 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 0% | 56.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 0% | 25.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 0% | 39.4% |
| BP Converted % | 0% | 49.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 0% | 40.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens face off in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells on Hard.
Serena Williams leads 4-0 over 4 previous meetings.
Serena Williams is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Anett Kontaveit (Aug 29).
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
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