Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2004
Lineball analyst1–5
Flavia Pennetta takes it, 5–1 on categories
Pennetta wins on sets lost. Mattek Sands’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2004: Mattek Sands 5 matches, Pennetta 52 matches.
- Pennetta averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.4.
- Pennetta has the better sets won %: 56 to Mattek Sands’s 41.7.
- Pennetta averages 1.3 sets won a match to Mattek Sands’ 1 (25% more).
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 58%, Mattek Sands’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 52 matches, Mattek Sands 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Mattek Sands (5 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- –Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#21 of 28
- –First serve in %57.2#64 of 86
- –First-serve points won %62.3#45 of 86
- –Break points saved %57.9#22 of 86
- –Return points won %44.2#48 of 86
- –Acesper game0.418 total · best 10#34 of 84
- 12.261 total · best 18Games wonper game11.4
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 in 2004.
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