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Nathalie Dechy v Meghann Shaughnessy: stats compared | Lineball
Dechy wins on first serve in %. Shaughnessy’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Dechy 15 matches, Shaughnessy 9 matches.
Dechy has the better first serve in %: 68.4 to Shaughnessy’s 47.2.
Dechy has the better return points won %: 40.2 to Shaughnessy’s 33.8.
Shaughnessy averages 5.1 aces a match to Dechy’s 1.3 — 4 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Dechy’s team won 27%, Shaughnessy’s team won 11% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Dechy has 15 matches, Shaughnessy 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Shaughnessy (9 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.
68.4First serve in %47.2
59.2First-serve points won %63.9
51.8Break points saved %56.3
40.2Return points won %33.8
1.319 total · best 5Acesper game5.146 total · best 8
9.7145 total · best 15Games wonper game7.668 total · best 14
Head to head
911 matches since 19992
Hard · 7 matchesDechy 5Shaughnessy 2
Clay · 2 matchesDechy 2Shaughnessy 0
Grass · 1 matchDechy 1Shaughnessy 0
Carpet · 1 matchDechy 1Shaughnessy 0
Last meetings
7 Aug 2006 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · HardShaughnessy won 4-6 6-4 6-4
22 Aug 2005 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardShaughnessy won 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4
16 June 2003 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassDechy won 6-3 6-3
30 Sept 2002 · Moscow · Round of 16 · CarpetDechy won 6-3 6-3
9 Sept 2002 · Bahia · Round of 32 · HardDechy won 6-4 0-6 6-4
6 May 2002 · Berlin · Round of 32 · ClayDechy won 6-3 2-6 6-3
25 Feb 2002 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardDechy won
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2009.
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44.9Break points converted %35.0
32.4Sets won %23.8
43.8Games won %37.6
0.812 total · best 2Sets wonper game0.65 total · best 2
1.725 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.816 total · best 2
12.4186 total · best 18Games lostper game · lower is better12.6113 total · best 17
0.34 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game00 total · best 0
3.552 total · best 7Double faultsper game · lower is better2.623 total · best 4
74.91,124 total · best 98Serve pointsper game70.3633 total · best 111
51.3769 total · best 68First serves inper game33.2299 total · best 56
7-5 6-2
10 Mar 2000 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardDechy won 7-5 7-6(5)
28 Feb 2000 · Scottsdale · Round of 16 · HardDechy won 6-3 4-6 6-1
29 Mar 1999 · Hilton Head · Round of 64 · ClayDechy won 6-2 6-4