Sands v Safarova
WTA Tour 2016
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 on categories
Safarova wins on first-serve points won %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2016: Mattek Sands 20 matches, Safarova 33 matches.
- Safarova averages 4.5 aces a match to Mattek Sands’ 2.2 — 2.1 times as many.
- Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 71 to Mattek Sands’s 62.1.
- Safarova averages 1.2 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.7.
- Safarova ranks 7th of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 45%, Mattek Sands’s team won 25% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 33 matches, Mattek Sands 20 — 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#15 of 38
- 56.6First serve in %61.9#50 of 96
- 62.1First-serve points won %71.0#7 of 96
- 53.6Break points saved %55.9#30 of 96
- 41.9Return points won %39.5#92 of 96
- 2.244 total · best 11Acesper game4.5149 total · best 14#9 of 96
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 2016.
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