Serna v Likhovtseva
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst2–6
Elena Likhovtseva takes it, 6–2 on categories
Likhovtseva wins on aces. Serna’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Serna 5 matches, Likhovtseva 52 matches.
- Likhovtseva averages 0.8 aces a match to Serna’s 0.2 — 4.1 times as many.
- Likhovtseva averages 11.5 games won a match to Serna’s 6.6 (74% more).
- Likhovtseva has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Serna’s 33.3.
- Winners’ edge: Likhovtseva’s team won 58%, Serna’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Likhovtseva has 52 matches, Serna 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Serna (5 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- –First serve in %62.1#36 of 90
- –First-serve points won %61.1#47 of 90
- –Break points saved %54.0#48 of 90
- –Return points won %47.1#26 of 90
- 0.21 total · best 1Acesper game0.842 total · best 6#20 of 90
- 6.633 total · best 14Games wonper game11.5598 total · best 19#28 of 92
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Head to head
56 matches
since 19981
since 19981
- Clay · 3 matchesSerna 2Likhovtseva 1
- Grass · 2 matchesSerna 2Likhovtseva 0
- Hard · 1 matchSerna 1Likhovtseva 0
Last meetings
- 20 Oct 2003 · Linz · Round of 32 · HardSerna won 6-4 7-5
- 12 May 2003 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClaySerna won 4-6 6-2 6-0
- 5 May 2003 · Berlin · Round of 16 · ClayLikhovtseva won 5-7 6-4 6-4
- 18 June 2001 · Eastbourne · Semifinal · GrassSerna won 5-7 6-1 7-5
- 15 June 1998 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassSerna won 6-4 7-5
- 30 Mar 1998 · Hilton Head · Round of 32 · ClaySerna won 7-5 2-6 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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