Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2011
Lineball analyst3–10
Flavia Pennetta takes it, 10–3 on categories
Pennetta wins on break points saved %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Mattek Sands 34 matches, Pennetta 54 matches.
- Pennetta averages 2.8 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.6 (75% more).
- Pennetta has the better break points saved %: 56.5 to Mattek Sands’s 50.
- Mattek Sands has the better first serve in %: 58.8 to Pennetta’s 55.2.
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 61%, Mattek Sands’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 54 matches, Mattek Sands 34 — 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.
- 58.8#59 of 85First serve in %55.2#76 of 85
- 62.0#51 of 85First-serve points won %65.7#22 of 85
- 50.0#75 of 85Break points saved %56.5#25 of 85
- 46.3#17 of 85Return points won %45.5#30 of 85
- 1.655 total · best 7#52 of 85Acesper game2.8153 total · best 10#18 of 85
- 11.4388 total · best 19
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 2011.
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