Safina v Zvonareva
WTA Tour 2003
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Vera Zvonareva takes it, 13–2 on categories
Zvonareva wins on break points saved %. Safina’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2003: Safina 33 matches, Zvonareva 70 matches.
- Safina has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Zvonareva’s 1 title (one every 100 matches).
- Zvonareva has the better break points saved %: 57.8 to Safina’s 36.1.
- Zvonareva has the better first serve in %: 63.2 to Safina’s 53.2.
- Winners’ edge: Zvonareva’s team won 66%, Safina’s team won 55% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Zvonareva has 70 matches, Safina 33 — 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#11 of 29Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#29 of 29
- 53.2#64 of 71First serve in %63.2#26 of 71
- 64.4#30 of 71First-serve points won %64.8#28 of 71
- 36.1#70 of 71Break points saved %57.8#29 of 71
- 43.9#41 of 71Return points won %48.0#16 of 71
- 0.27 total · best 2
Head to head
612 matches
since 20026
since 20026
- Hard · 7 matchesSafina 2Zvonareva 5
- Clay · 5 matchesSafina 4Zvonareva 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesSafina 2Zvonareva 0
Last meetings
- 21 Mar 2011 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardZvonareva won 3-6 6-3 6-2
- 4 Oct 2010 · Beijing · Round of 64 · HardZvonareva won 6-4 7-6(6)
- 19 Jan 2009 · Australian Open · Semifinal · HardSafina won 6-3 7-6(4)
- 6 Oct 2008 · Moscow · Semifinal · HardZvonareva won 6-2 7-6(5)
- 24 Mar 2008 · Miami · Quarterfinal · HardZvonareva won 7-5 6-4
- 18 Feb 2008 · Doha · Round of 16 · HardZvonareva won 7-5 6-3
- 8 Oct 2007 · Moscow · Quarterfinal · HardSafina won 6-2 3-6 6-3
- 9 Apr 2007 · Charleston · Semifinal · ClaySafina won 6-3 0-1
- 29 May 2006 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2003.
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