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Samantha Stosur v Lucie Safarova: stats compared | Lineball
Stosur wins on first serve in %. Safarova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Stosur 68 matches, Safarova 61 matches.
Stosur averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Safarova’s 1.2.
Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Stosur’s 2.8 (28% more).
Stosur averages 9.6 games lost a match to Safarova’s 11.5.
Stosur ranks 6th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Stosur’s team won 66%, Safarova’s team won 57% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.01 total · best 1#31 of 33Titlesper game–
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
64.0#32 of 85First serve in %60.5#50 of 85
69.4#6 of 85First-serve points won %70.1#5 of 85
63.0★ #3 of 85Break points saved %64.3★ #2 of 85
41.6#77 of 85Return points won %39.9#83 of 85
Head to head
415 matches since 200611
Hard · 10 matchesStosur 3Safarova 7
Clay · 4 matchesStosur 1Safarova 3
Grass · 1 matchStosur 0Safarova 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesStosur 1Safarova 1
Finals · 1 matchStosur 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
23 May 2016 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayStosur won 6-3 6-7(0) 7-5
25 Apr 2016 · Prague · Final · ClaySafarova won 3-6 6-1 6-4
23 Feb 2015 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 7-6(3) 6-4
12 Jan 2015 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardStosur won 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3
31 Mar 2014 · Charleston · Round of 16 · ClaySafarova won 3-6 6-4 6-4
30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Round of 64 · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2011.
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2.8187 total · best 11#22 of 85Acesper game3.5214 total · best 18#13 of 85
12.0818 total · best 20#11 of 89Games wonper game12.2745 total · best 19#9 of 89
46.9#46 of 85Break points converted %45.0#60 of 85
63.1#16 of 89Sets won %53.3#39 of 89
55.7#15 of 89Games won %51.4#39 of 89
0.14 total · best 1#12 of 54Finalsper game0.02 total · best 1#26 of 54
1.599 total · best 2#14 of 89Sets wonper game1.381 total · best 2#25 of 89
0.958 total · best 2#17 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better1.271 total · best 2#52 of 89
9.6652 total · best 19#19 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better11.5704 total · best 18#76 of 89
0.317 total · best 2#35 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.319 total · best 2#10 of 89
Safarova won 7-5 6-3
23 Sept 2013 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · HardSafarova won 6-4 6-4
17 June 2013 · Eastbourne · Round of 16 · GrassSafarova won 7-6(5) 6-3
9 Feb 2013 · Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs AUS · Round robin · HardSafarova won 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
6 Aug 2012 · Montreal · Round of 16 · HardSafarova won 7-6(9) 7-6(5)