Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2008
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Flavia Pennetta takes it, 11–3 on categories
Pennetta wins on first-serve points won %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2008: Mattek Sands 33 matches, Pennetta 74 matches.
- Pennetta averages 2.7 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.1 — 2.4 times as many.
- Mattek Sands has the better first serve in %: 64.3 to Pennetta’s 55.4.
- Mattek Sands has the better break points saved %: 65.2 to Pennetta’s 58.3.
- Pennetta ranks 9th of 80 in WTA Tour 2008 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 68%, Mattek Sands’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 74 matches, Mattek Sands 33 — 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.
- –Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#15 of 28
- 64.3#29 of 80First serve in %55.4#75 of 80
- 63.1#39 of 80First-serve points won %68.3#9 of 80
- 65.2★ #1 of 80Break points saved %58.3#16 of 80
- 45.7#33 of 80Return points won %46.4#20 of 80
- 1.137 total · best 5#59 of 80Acesper 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 in 2008.
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