Vakulenko v Pennetta
WTA Tour 2003
Lineball analyst6–7
Too close to call — 6–7 on categories
Vakulenko wins on aces. Pennetta’s case rests on return points won %. WTA Tour 2003: Vakulenko 12 matches, Pennetta 40 matches.
- Vakulenko averages 1.3 aces a match to Pennetta’s 0.3 — 3.8 times as many.
- Pennetta averages 0.8 double faults a match to Vakulenko’s 2.1.
- Pennetta averages 1.1 sets won a match to Vakulenko’s 0.8 (36% more).
- Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 50%, Vakulenko’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Pennetta has 40 matches, Vakulenko 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.
- 54.6First serve in %54.1#61 of 71
- 68.3First-serve points won %66.5#19 of 71
- 55.6Break points saved %53.1#47 of 71
- 39.5Return points won %43.7#45 of 71
- 1.315 total · best 5Acesper game0.313 total · best 6#31 of 70
- 8.3100 total · best 14Games wonper game10.6425 total · best 16
Head to head
23 matches
since 20041
since 20041
- Grass · 1 matchVakulenko 0Pennetta 1
- Clay · 1 matchVakulenko 1Pennetta 0
- Hard · 1 matchVakulenko 1Pennetta 0
- Grand Slams · 1 matchVakulenko 0Pennetta 1
Last meetings
- 23 June 2008 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPennetta won 6-3 6-4
- 7 May 2007 · Berlin · Round of 64 · ClayVakulenko won 6-3 6-2
- 12 Jan 2004 · Canberra · Quarterfinal · HardVakulenko won 6-4 6-4
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2003.
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