Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2011
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 8–5 on categories
Safarova wins on break points saved %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Mattek Sands 34 matches, Safarova 61 matches.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 64.3 to Mattek Sands’s 50.
- Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.6 — 2.2 times as many.
- Mattek Sands has the better return points won %: 46.3 to Safarova’s 39.9.
- Safarova ranks 2nd of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 5th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
- Longevity: Safarova has 61 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 %60.5#50 of 85
- 62.0#51 of 85First-serve points won %70.1#5 of 85
- 50.0#75 of 85Break points saved %64.3★ #2 of 85
- 46.3#17 of 85Return points won %39.9#83 of 85
- 1.655 total · best 7#52 of 85Acesper game3.5214 total · best 18#13 of 85
- 11.4388 total · best 19
Head to head
15 matches
since 20094
since 20094
- Hard · 3 matchesSands 1Safarova 2
- Clay · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
- Grass · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSands 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 3 Apr 2017 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-3 6-3
- 27 June 2016 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassSafarova won 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 7-5
- 13 Sept 2010 · Quebec City · Semifinal · HardSands won 6-2 6-1
- 14 Sept 2009 · Quebec City · Quarterfinal · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-4
- 25 Apr 2009 · Fed Cup WG SF: CZE vs USA · Round robin · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2011.
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