Sands v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2012
Lineball analyst4–9
Flavia Pennetta takes it, 9–4 on categories
Pennetta wins on return points won %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Mattek Sands 14 matches, Pennetta 35 matches.
- Pennetta averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.3.
- Pennetta has the better return points won %: 48.8 to Mattek Sands’s 41.7.
- Pennetta has the better sets won %: 62.3 to Mattek Sands’s 43.8.
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 60%, Mattek Sands’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 35 matches, Mattek Sands 14 — 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.
- 51.2First serve in %55.1#73 of 84
- 67.0First-serve points won %62.6#49 of 84
- 54.8Break points saved %54.2#41 of 84
- 41.7Return points won %48.8★ #3 of 84
- 2.940 total · best 10Acesper game2.175 total · best 8#38 of 84
- 10140 total · best 14Games wonper game10.9380 total · best 18
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 2012.
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