Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2015
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Safarova wins on first-serve points won %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2015: Mattek Sands 28 matches, Safarova 53 matches.
- Safarova averages 4.8 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.3 — 3.7 times as many.
- Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 70.8 to Mattek Sands’s 63.3.
- Mattek Sands averages 2.5 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.2.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 95 in WTA Tour 2015 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 60%, Mattek Sands’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 53 matches, Mattek Sands 28 — 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 game0.01 total · best 1#27 of 33
- 62.3#60 of 95First serve in %64.1#46 of 95
- 63.3#47 of 95First-serve points won %70.8#6 of 95
- 59.1#14 of 95Break points saved %60.7#7 of 95
- 41.3#53 of 95Return points won %40.4#71 of 95
- 1.336 total · best 5#69 of 95Acesper game
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
Titles, oldest to newest in 2015.
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