Career 2008 2006 2005 2004 Too close to call — 5–7 on categories Linetskaya wins on first serve in %. Spears’s case rests on break points saved %. WTA Tour 2004: Linetskaya 7 matches, Spears 13 matches.
Linetskaya has the better first serve in %: 65.2 to Spears’s 45.8. Linetskaya has the better return points won %: 45.5 to Spears’s 37.7. Spears averages a double fault every 3.2 matches to Linetskaya’s 1.3. Longevity: Spears has 13 matches, Linetskaya 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Linetskaya (7 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
65.2 First serve in % 45.8
62.4 First-serve points won % 56.8
52.9 Break points saved % 61.5
45.5 Return points won % 37.7
0.3 2 total · best 2 Acesper game 0.2 3 total · best 3
11.3 79 total · best 17 Games wonper game 11.9 154 total · best 18
Head to head 1 1 match since 2005 0
Grass · 1 match Linetskaya 1 Spears 0 Last meetings 6 June 2005 · Birmingham · Round of 64 · Grass Linetskaya won 6-2 7-6(4) Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2004.
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