Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour career
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Flavia Pennetta takes it, 12–1 on categories
Pennetta wins on sets lost. Mattek Sands’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Mattek Sands 312 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.
- Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.3.
- Pennetta has the better sets won %: 59.6 to Mattek Sands’s 45.7.
- Pennetta averages 1.4 sets won a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.1 (27% more).
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Mattek Sands’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Mattek Sands 312 in 22 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): 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.
- –Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 59.2First serve in %55.5
- 62.8First-serve points won %65.1
- 55.0Break points saved %56.6
- 43.3Return points won %46.1
- 1.8539 total · best 14Acesper game
Head to head
27 matches
since 20035
since 20035
- Hard · 4 matchesSands 1Pennetta 3
- Clay · 3 matchesSands 1Pennetta 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSands 0Pennetta 1
Last meetings
- 9 May 2011 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClaySands won 6-4 4-6 6-3
- 6 Nov 2010 · Fed Cup WG F: USA vs ITA · Round robin · HardPennetta won 7-6(4) 6-2
- 21 July 2008 · Los Angeles · Semifinal · HardPennetta won 3-6 6-2 7-5
- 7 Aug 2006 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardSands won 6-4 2-6 7-5
- 29 May 2006 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayPennetta won 6-3 6-1
- 20 Feb 2006 · Bogota · Quarterfinal · ClayPennetta won 6-3 6-1
- 5 Mar 2003 · Indian Wells · Round of 128 · HardPennetta won 6-0 4-6 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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