Smashnova v Likhovtseva
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst7–6
Too close to call — 7–6 on categories
Smashnova wins on double faults. Likhovtseva’s case rests on break points saved %. WTA Tour 2005: Smashnova 43 matches, Likhovtseva 52 matches.
- Likhovtseva has the better break points saved %: 54 to Smashnova’s 38.9.
- Likhovtseva averages 0.8 aces a match to Smashnova’s 0.1 — 11.6 times as many.
- Smashnova averages a double fault every 1.7 matches to Likhovtseva’s 1.3.
- Smashnova ranks 7th of 29 in WTA Tour 2005 for titles per match.
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.
- 0.12 total · best 1#7 of 29Titlesper game–
- 63.3#32 of 90First serve in %62.1#36 of 90
- 52.7#86 of 90First-serve points won %61.1#47 of 90
- 38.9#89 of 90Break points saved %54.0#48 of 90
- 43.0#63 of 90Return points won %47.1#26 of 90
- 0.13 total · best 1#85 of 90Acesper game
Head to head
38 matches
since 19945
since 19945
- Clay · 4 matchesSmashnova 2Likhovtseva 2
- Hard · 3 matchesSmashnova 1Likhovtseva 2
- Grass · 1 matchSmashnova 0Likhovtseva 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesSmashnova 0Likhovtseva 2
Last meetings
- 20 June 2005 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassLikhovtseva won 6-2 6-2
- 9 May 2005 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClaySmashnova won 6-1 6-3
- 4 Apr 2005 · Amelia Island · Round of 64 · ClayLikhovtseva won 5-7 6-1 6-2
- 30 Dec 2002 · Auckland · Round of 16 · HardSmashnova won 6-3 7-6(3)
- 1 Apr 2002 · Sarasota · Round of 32 · ClaySmashnova won 6-2 6-2
- 16 Aug 1999 · Canadian Open · Round of 64 · HardLikhovtseva won 3-6 6-2 6-1
- 25 Apr 1997 · Fed Cup G1 QF: RUS vs ISR · Round robin · ClayLikhovtseva won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2005.
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