Black v Clijsters
WTA Tour 2005
Lineball analyst2–9
Kim Clijsters takes it, 9–2 on categories
Clijsters wins on first-serve points won %. Black’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Black 4 matches, Clijsters 76 matches.
- Clijsters has the better sets won %: 85.9 to Black’s 55.6.
- Clijsters averages a sets lost every 3.3 matches to Black’s 1.
- Clijsters averages 6.2 games lost a match to Black’s 11.
- Clijsters ranks 1st of 29 in WTA Tour 2005 for titles per match.
- Longevity: Clijsters has 76 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.
- –Titlesper game0.19 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 66.4First serve in %62.3#35 of 90
- 60.6First-serve points won %69.0#13 of 90
- 55.6Break points saved %54.9#41 of 90
- 41.7Return points won %49.4#7 of 90
Head to head
07 matches
since 20017
since 20017
- Hard · 5 matchesBlack 0Clijsters 5
- Grass · 1 matchBlack 0Clijsters 1
- Clay · 1 matchBlack 0Clijsters 1
Last meetings
- 16 June 2003 · s Hertogenbosch · Round of 16 · GrassClijsters won 6-4 6-4
- 12 May 2003 · Rome · Round of 16 · ClayClijsters won 6-0 6-3
- 24 Feb 2003 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardClijsters won 6-2 6-3
- 18 Mar 2002 · Miami · Round of 16 · HardClijsters won 6-4 6-2
- 17 Sept 2001 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · HardClijsters won 6-0 6-3
- 6 Aug 2001 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardClijsters won 4-6 6-3 6-1
- 23 July 2001 · Stanford · Round of 16 · HardClijsters won 6-2 3-6 7-5
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2005.
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