Career 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Too close to call — 9–4 on categories Sfar wins on double faults. Likhovtseva’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2006: Sfar 10 matches, Likhovtseva 36 matches.
Likhovtseva has the better first serve in %: 65.2 to Sfar’s 53.3. Likhovtseva averages 1.4 aces a match to Sfar’s 0.5 — 2.8 times as many. Sfar averages 0.7 double faults a match to Likhovtseva’s 2.4. Winners’ edge: Sfar’s team won 50%, Likhovtseva’s team won 44% of the matches they played. Longevity: Likhovtseva has 36 matches, Sfar 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
53.3 First serve in % 65.2 #31 of 85
58.0 First-serve points won % 58.1 #67 of 85
54.3 Break points saved % 52.2 #52 of 85
41.4 Return points won % 46.3 #17 of 85
0.5 5 total · best 2 Acesper game 1.4 50 total · best 9 #33 of 85
10.4 104 total · best 15 Games wonper game 10.3 371 total · best 19
Head to head 0 2 matches since 2002 2
Hard · 2 matches Sfar 0 Likhovtseva 2 Last meetings 28 Feb 2005 · Dubai · Round of 32 · Hard Likhovtseva won 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6 Jan 2002 · Canberra · Round of 32 · Hard Likhovtseva won 6-3 6-2 Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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