Black v Likhovtseva
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst6–5
Too close to call — 6–5 on categories
Black wins on first serve in %. Likhovtseva’s case rests on return points won %. WTA Tour 2005: Black 4 matches, Likhovtseva 52 matches.
- Black has the better first serve in %: 66.4 to Likhovtseva’s 62.1.
- Likhovtseva has the better return points won %: 47.1 to Black’s 41.7.
- Likhovtseva averages 1.3 double faults a match to Black’s 1.8.
- Longevity: Likhovtseva has 52 matches, Black 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Black (4 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.
- 66.4First serve in %62.1#36 of 90
- 60.6First-serve points won %61.1#47 of 90
- 55.6Break points saved %54.0#48 of 90
- 41.7Return points won %47.1#26 of 90
- 0.83 total · best 3Acesper game0.842 total · best 6#20 of 90
- 11.546 total · best 14Games wonper game11.5598 total · best 19
Head to head
48 matches
since 19984
since 19984
- Hard · 5 matchesBlack 4Likhovtseva 1
- Clay · 2 matchesBlack 0Likhovtseva 2
- Grass · 1 matchBlack 0Likhovtseva 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchBlack 0Likhovtseva 1
Last meetings
- 10 Feb 2003 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardLikhovtseva won 6-2 6-4
- 10 Sept 2002 · Waikoloa · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 6-4 6-0
- 10 June 2002 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassLikhovtseva won 6-2 6-4
- 13 May 2002 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayLikhovtseva won 7-5 4-6 6-4
- 7 Jan 2001 · Hobart · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 1-6 6-4 6-4
- 3 Jan 2000 · Auckland · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 6-3 7-5
- 10 Aug 1998 · Boston · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 1-6 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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