Zheng v Kuznetsova
WTA Tour career
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Svetlana Kuznetsova takes it, 10–3 on categories
Kuznetsova wins on first-serve points won %. Zheng’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Zheng 437 matches, Kuznetsova 940 matches.
- Kuznetsova averages 2.7 aces a match to Zheng’s 0.4 — 7.2 times as many.
- Zheng has the better first serve in %: 70.7 to Kuznetsova’s 63.1.
- Kuznetsova has the better first-serve points won %: 65 to Zheng’s 58.8.
- Winners’ edge: Kuznetsova’s team won 65%, Zheng’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kuznetsova has 940 matches across 21 seasons, Zheng 437 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.04 total · best 1Titlesper game0.018 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 70.7First serve in %63.1
- 58.8First-serve points won %65.0
- 53.0Break points saved %55.7
- 45.1Return points won %45.0
- 0.4151 total · best 7Aces
Head to head
18 matches
since 20067
since 20067
- Hard · 7 matchesZheng 1Kuznetsova 6
- Clay · 1 matchZheng 0Kuznetsova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchZheng 0Kuznetsova 1
Last meetings
- 6 May 2013 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayKuznetsova won 6-2 6-3
- 2 Jan 2012 · Auckland · Semifinal · HardZheng won 2-6 6-3 6-3
- 16 Aug 2010 · Montreal · Quarterfinal · HardKuznetsova won 6-1 6-3
- 5 Oct 2009 · Beijing · Round of 64 · HardKuznetsova won 7-6(3) 7-5
- 24 Aug 2009 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardKuznetsova won 6-1 6-7(5) 6-4
- 19 Jan 2009 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardKuznetsova won 4-1 ret.
- 22 Sept 2008 · Beijing · Semifinal · HardKuznetsova won 7-6(3) 7-5
- 27 Feb 2006 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardKuznetsova won 6-0 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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