Sanchez v Safarova
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst5–10
Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–5 on categories
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Jose Martinez Sanchez’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Jose Martinez Sanchez 216 matches, Safarova 645 matches.
- Jose Martinez Sanchez has 5 titles (one every 25 matches) to Safarova’s 7 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Jose Martinez Sanchez averages 2.3 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.3.
- Safarova has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Jose Martinez Sanchez’s 54.8.
- Longevity: Safarova has 645 matches across 14 seasons, Jose Martinez Sanchez 216 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.05 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 54.8First serve in %62.2
- 65.6First-serve points won %68.9
- 56.3Break points saved %60.1
- 44.0Return points won %40.9
- 2.6475 total · best 15Acesper game3.52,279 total · best 18
Head to head
35 matches
since 20062
since 20062
- Clay · 4 matchesSanchez 3Safarova 1
- Hard · 1 matchSanchez 0Safarova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSanchez 1Safarova 0
Last meetings
- 28 May 2012 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClaySanchez won 6-4 7-5
- 3 May 2010 · Rome · Quarterfinal · ClaySanchez won 7-6(6) 6-4
- 22 Mar 2010 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
- 9 June 2008 · Barcelona · Quarterfinal · ClaySanchez won 6-2 4-1
- 17 July 2006 · Palermo · Quarterfinal · ClaySafarova won 6-4 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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