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Meghann Shaughnessy v Kim Clijsters: stats compared | Lineball
Clijsters wins on first serve in %. Shaughnessy’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Shaughnessy 9 matches, Clijsters 16 matches.
Clijsters has the better first serve in %: 62.5 to Shaughnessy’s 47.2.
Shaughnessy averages 5.1 aces a match to Clijsters’ 2.8 (86% more).
Clijsters averages 13.1 games won a match to Shaughnessy’s 7.6 (74% more).
Winners’ edge: Clijsters’s team won 81%, Shaughnessy’s team won 11% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Clijsters has 16 matches, Shaughnessy 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Shaughnessy (9 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.
–Titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
47.2First serve in %62.5
63.9First-serve points won %67.5
56.3Break points saved %60.6
33.8Return points won %47.7
5.146 total · best 8Acesper game
Head to head
27 matches since 20005
Hard · 6 matchesShaughnessy 2Clijsters 4
Grass · 1 matchShaughnessy 0Clijsters 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesShaughnessy 0Clijsters 2
Last meetings
19 Oct 2009 · Luxembourg · Round of 32 · HardClijsters won 6-2 6-2
25 Aug 2003 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardClijsters won 6-2 6-4
24 Feb 2003 · Scottsdale · Semifinal · HardClijsters won 6-3 7-5
23 July 2001 · Stanford · Semifinal · HardClijsters won 6-3 2-6 6-1
25 June 2001 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassClijsters won 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
26 Feb 2001 · Scottsdale · Quarterfinal · HardShaughnessy won 6-2 6-4
24 July 2000 · Stanford · Round of 32 · HardShaughnessy won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2009.
Shaughnessy–––––––––
Clijsters–––––––1––
2.8
44 total · best 7
7.668 total · best 14Games wonper game13.1210 total · best 17
35.0Break points converted %52.7
23.8Sets won %73.7
37.6Games won %60.2
–Finalsper game0.11 total · best 1
0.65 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.828 total · best 2
1.816 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.610 total · best 2
12.6113 total · best 17Games lostper game · lower is better8.7139 total · best 16
00 total · best 0Tiebreaksper game0.11 total · best 1