Waters v Maleeva
WTA Tour 2005
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Magdalena Maleeva takes it, 11–2 on categories
Maleeva wins on return points won %. Lee Waters’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2005: Lee Waters 15 matches, Maleeva 42 matches.
- Lee Waters has the better break points saved %: 65.5 to Maleeva’s 48.7.
- Maleeva has the better return points won %: 47.4 to Lee Waters’s 37.7.
- Maleeva has the better first serve in %: 65.8 to Lee Waters’s 58.2.
- Winners’ edge: Maleeva’s team won 50%, Lee Waters’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Maleeva has 42 matches, Lee Waters 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- 58.2First serve in %65.8#17 of 90
- 65.8First-serve points won %62.6#39 of 90
- 65.5Break points saved %48.7#70 of 90
- 37.7Return points won %47.4#22 of 90
- 0.35 total · best 3Acesper game0.521 total · best 4#31 of 90
- 9.4141 total · best 14Games wonper game10.8452 total · best 18
Head to head
03 matches
since 19953
since 19953
- Hard · 2 matchesWaters 0Maleeva 2
- Carpet · 1 matchWaters 0Maleeva 1
Last meetings
- 27 Sept 2004 · Hasselt · Round of 32 · HardMaleeva won 6-3 6-3
- 20 Mar 1997 · Key Biscayne · Round of 64 · HardMaleeva won 6-3 6-3
- 25 Sept 1995 · Leipzig · Quarterfinal · CarpetMaleeva won 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2005.
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