Garbin v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2008
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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 2008: Garbin 34 matches, Pennetta 74 matches.
- Pennetta averages 2.7 aces a match to Garbin’s 1.5 (77% more).
- Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Garbin’s 1.3.
- Pennetta has the better first-serve points won %: 68.3 to Garbin’s 60.1.
- Pennetta ranks 9th of 80 in WTA Tour 2008 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 68%, Garbin’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 74 matches, Garbin 34 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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 game0.02 total · best 1#15 of 28
- 60.5#56 of 80First serve in %55.4#75 of 80
- 60.1#59 of 80First-serve points won %68.3#9 of 80
- 52.0#55 of 80Break points saved %58.3#16 of 80
- 42.4#68 of 80Return points won %46.4#20 of 80
- 1.551 total · best 7#46 of 80Acesper game
Head to head
26 matches
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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 in 2008.
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