Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Too close to call — 7–6 on categories Zuluaga wins on double faults. Likhovtseva’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2005: Zuluaga 25 matches, Likhovtseva 52 matches.
Likhovtseva averages 0.8 aces a match to Zuluaga’s 0.5 (69% more). Zuluaga averages a double fault every 1.7 matches to Likhovtseva’s 1.3. Likhovtseva has the better first serve in %: 62.1 to Zuluaga’s 58.9. Winners’ edge: Likhovtseva’s team won 58%, Zuluaga’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Likhovtseva has 52 matches, Zuluaga 25 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
58.9 #56 of 90 First serve in % 62.1 #36 of 90
62.9 #35 of 90 First-serve points won % 61.1 #47 of 90
55.3 #40 of 90 Break points saved % 54.0 #48 of 90
46.8 #30 of 90 Return points won % 47.1 #26 of 90
0.5 12 total · best 4 #36 of 90 Acesper game 0.8 42 total · best 6 #20 of 90
9.5 237 total · best 13
Head to head 1 5 matches since 2002 4
Clay · 3 matches Zuluaga 1 Likhovtseva 2 Carpet · 1 match Zuluaga 0 Likhovtseva 1 Hard · 1 match Zuluaga 0 Likhovtseva 1 Grand Slams · 3 matches Zuluaga 1 Likhovtseva 2 Last meetings 11 Oct 2004 · Moscow · Round of 32 · Carpet Likhovtseva won 6-1 6-2 24 May 2004 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · Clay Zuluaga won 7-5 5-7 6-1 25 Aug 2003 · US Open · Round of 32 · Hard Likhovtseva won 7-6(4) 6-4 27 May 2002 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · Clay Likhovtseva won 6-2 6-4 8 Apr 2002 · Amelia Island · Round of 64 · Clay Likhovtseva won 7-6(7) 6-0 Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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