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Meghann Shaughnessy v Francesca Schiavone: stats compared | Lineball
Schiavone wins on return points won %. Shaughnessy’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Shaughnessy 469 matches, Schiavone 856 matches.
Shaughnessy averages 2.0 aces a match to Schiavone’s 1.7 (16% more).
Shaughnessy has the better first-serve points won %: 69.3 to Schiavone’s 65.9.
Schiavone has the better return points won %: 43.9 to Shaughnessy’s 39.2.
Longevity: Schiavone has 856 matches across 20 seasons, Shaughnessy 469 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
53.5First serve in %54.1
69.3First-serve points won %65.9
56.9Break points saved %55.8
39.2Return points won %43.9
2.0486 total · best 18
Head to head
37 matches since 20034
Hard · 6 matchesShaughnessy 3Schiavone 3
Clay · 1 matchShaughnessy 0Schiavone 1
Finals · 1 matchShaughnessy 1Schiavone 0
Last meetings
31 Dec 2007 · Gold Coast · Round of 32 · HardSchiavone won 0-6 0-1 ret.
30 Oct 2006 · Hasselt · Round of 32 · HardSchiavone won 6-2 6-1
9 May 2005 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClaySchiavone won 7-5 6-0
23 Mar 2005 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardSchiavone won 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(2)
19 July 2003 · Fed Cup WG QF: USA vs ITA · Round robin · HardShaughnessy won 6-3 6-4
24 Feb 2003 · Scottsdale · Quarterfinal · HardShaughnessy won 6-2 6-1
6 Jan 2003 · Canberra · Final · HardShaughnessy won 6-1 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
1.71,291 total · best 12
10.95,114 total · best 22Games wonper game11.09,381 total · best 23
40.9Break points converted %45.7
50.8Sets won %52.8
50.4Games won %51.3
0.010 total · best 1Finalsper game0.020 total · best 1
1.2543 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.21,024 total · best 2
1.1526 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1917 total · best 2
10.75,034 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better10.48,918 total · best 24
0.3122 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2199 total · best 2
