Baltacha v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2012
Lineball analyst3–10
Flavia Pennetta takes it, 10–3 on categories
Pennetta wins on return points won %. Baltacha’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Baltacha 22 matches, Pennetta 35 matches.
- Pennetta has the better return points won %: 48.8 to Baltacha’s 38.6.
- Baltacha has the better first serve in %: 60.6 to Pennetta’s 55.1.
- Pennetta averages 2.1 aces a match to Baltacha’s 1.3 (69% more).
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 60%, Baltacha’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 35 matches, Baltacha 22 — 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.
- 60.6First serve in %55.1#73 of 84
- 61.6First-serve points won %62.6#49 of 84
- 54.7Break points saved %54.2#41 of 84
- 38.6Return points won %48.8★ #3 of 84
- 1.328 total · best 3Acesper game2.175 total · best 8#38 of 84
- 9.4207 total · best 17Games wonper game10.9380 total · best 18
Head to head
03 matches
since 20113
since 20113
- Hard · 2 matchesBaltacha 0Pennetta 2
- Grass · 1 matchBaltacha 0Pennetta 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchBaltacha 0Pennetta 1
Last meetings
- 24 June 2013 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPennetta won 6-4 6-1
- 2 Jan 2012 · Auckland · Round of 16 · HardPennetta won 6-4 6-2
- 7 Mar 2011 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardPennetta won 6-4 3-6 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2012.
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