Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2006
Lineball analyst4–9
Flavia Pennetta takes it, 9–4 on categories
Pennetta wins on return points won %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2006: Mattek Sands 21 matches, Pennetta 52 matches.
- Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.4.
- Pennetta has the better sets won %: 59 to Mattek Sands’s 43.1.
- Pennetta has the better return points won %: 48.3 to Mattek Sands’s 42.9.
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Mattek Sands’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 52 matches, Mattek Sands 21 — 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.
- 59.2First serve in %59.5#67 of 85
- 64.8First-serve points won %61.8#37 of 85
- 54.2Break points saved %51.7#56 of 85
- 42.9Return points won %48.3#4 of 85
- 2.143 total · best 14Acesper game1.580 total · best 8#31 of 85
- 10.3217 total · best 18Games wonper game11.0574 total · best 17
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
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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