Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2014
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 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 2014: Mattek Sands 12 matches, Safarova 62 matches.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 64.2 to Mattek Sands’s 51.3.
- Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to Mattek Sands’s 59.7.
- Safarova averages 4.3 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 2.4 (77% more).
- Safarova ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 63%, Mattek Sands’s team won 25% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 62 matches, Mattek Sands 12 — 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.
- 58.5First serve in %63.0#35 of 88
- 59.7First-serve points won %69.5#6 of 88
- 51.3Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 88
- 44.6Return points won %41.4#78 of 88
- 2.429 total · best 6Acesper game4.3266 total · best 15#9 of 88
- 9.7116 total · best 13Games wonper game12.8794 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 2014.
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