Garbin v Pennetta

WTA Tour career

Tathiana GarbinItaly382 games · 1998–2011Most first serve in %

Flavia PennettaItaly713 games · 2002–2015Most acesFewest sets lost

Lineball analyst1–12

Flavia Pennetta takes it, 12–1 on categories

Pennetta wins on first-serve points won %. Garbin’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Garbin 382 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.

Pennetta averages 1.9 aces a match to Garbin’s 1.0 (86% more).
Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Garbin’s 1.2.
Garbin has the better first serve in %: 61.2 to Pennetta’s 55.5.
Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Garbin’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Garbin 382 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals): 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.

0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
61.2First serve in %55.5
59.6First-serve points won %65.1
51.8Break points saved %56.6
43.4Return points won %46.1
1.0260 total · best 8Aces

Head to head

26 matches
since 20034

Clay · 3 matchesGarbin 1Pennetta 2
Hard · 2 matchesGarbin 1Pennetta 1
Carpet · 1 matchGarbin 0Pennetta 1

Last meetings

8 Feb 2010 · Paris · Quarterfinal · CarpetPennetta won 6-1 6-3
13 July 2009 · Palermo · Semifinal · ClayPennetta won 6-1 6-1
14 May 2007 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayGarbin won 6-3 7-6(3)
27 Feb 2006 · Acapulco · Round of 16 · ClayPennetta won 6-2 5-7 6-2
16 Feb 2004 · Memphis · Round of 32 · HardGarbin won 6-1 6-2
6 Oct 2003 · Tashkent · Round of 32 · HardPennetta won 6-3 3-6 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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