Career 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Too close to call — 7–7 on categories Pierce wins on first serve in %. Davenport’s case rests on return points won %. WTA Tour 2006: Pierce 17 matches, Davenport 29 matches.
Pierce has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Davenport’s 57.7. Pierce averages 1.3 double faults a match to Davenport’s 2.3. Davenport averages 1.6 sets won a match to Pierce’s 1.2 (35% more). Davenport ranks 8th of 85 in WTA Tour 2006 for first-serve points won %. Winners’ edge: Davenport’s team won 72%, Pierce’s team won 53% of the matches they played. Longevity: Davenport has 29 matches, Pierce 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
66.9 First serve in % 57.7 #73 of 85
67.6 First-serve points won % 66.8 #8 of 85
54.7 Break points saved % 53.3 #47 of 85
41.8 Return points won % 46.3 #15 of 85
3.3 56 total · best 10 Acesper game 2.6 74 total · best 10 #7 of 85
10.7 181 total · best 19 Games wonper game 12 348 total · best 17
Head to head 4 12 matches since 1993 8
Hard · 6 matches Pierce 2 Davenport 4 Clay · 4 matches Pierce 2 Davenport 2 Carpet · 2 matches Pierce 0 Davenport 2 Grand Slams · 3 matches Pierce 2 Davenport 1 Finals · 2 matches Pierce 0 Davenport 2 Last meetings 7 Nov 2005 · WTA Tour Championships · Semifinal · Hard Pierce won 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 23 May 2005 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · Clay Pierce won 6-3 6-2 27 Sept 1999 · Grand Slam Cup · Quarterfinal · Hard Davenport won 3-6 6-2 6-4 30 Aug 1999 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Davenport won 6-2 3-6 7-5 5 Oct 1998 · Filderstadt · Round of 16 · Hard Davenport won 6-1 6-3 3 Aug 1998 · San Diego · Final · Hard Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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