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Ana Ivanovic v Nadia Petrova: stats compared | Lineball
Ivanovic wins on return points won %. Petrova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2013: Ivanovic 63 matches, Petrova 22 matches.
Petrova averages 6.3 aces a match to Ivanovic’s 3.2 — 2 times as many.
Ivanovic averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Petrova’s 1.3.
Ivanovic has the better sets won %: 62.6 to Petrova’s 44.2.
Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 63%, Petrova’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Ivanovic has 63 matches, Petrova 22 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
57.5#66 of 87First serve in %59.6
66.7#14 of 87First-serve points won %67.4
56.3#24 of 87Break points saved %53.2
47.1#12 of 87Return points won %44.3
3.2202 total · best 10#16 of 87Acesper game6.3138 total · best 16
12.1759 total · best 18#8 of 89Games wonper game
Head to head
914 matches since 20055
Hard · 7 matchesIvanovic 4Petrova 3
Clay · 5 matchesIvanovic 4Petrova 1
Grass · 2 matchesIvanovic 1Petrova 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesIvanovic 1Petrova 1
Finals · 1 matchIvanovic 1Petrova 0
Last meetings
22 Apr 2013 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClayIvanovic won 6-4 6-3
7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 32 · ClayIvanovic won 7-5 6-1
31 Oct 2011 · Tournament of Champions · Semifinal · HardIvanovic won 6-1 7-5
15 Aug 2011 · Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardPetrova won 6-3 7-6(4)
9 May 2011 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayIvanovic won 6-0 3-0
3 May 2010 · Rome · Quarterfinal · ClayIvanovic won
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2013.
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11.2
247 total · best 17
49.2#16 of 87Break points converted %42.6
62.6#14 of 89Sets won %44.2
56.2#7 of 89Games won %50.5
0.01 total · best 1#50 of 51Finalsper game–
1.592 total · best 2#11 of 89Sets wonper game1.123 total · best 2
0.955 total · best 2#14 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better1.329 total · best 2
9.4591 total · best 17#13 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better11242 total · best 17
0.214 total · best 1#41 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.25 total · best 1
3.6229 total · best 12#61 of 87Double faultsper game · lower is better366 total · best 7
58.83,706 total · best 110#53 of 87Serve pointsper game691,518 total · best 95
6-2 7-5
15 June 2009 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassPetrova won 6-1 4-6 6-4
15 Sept 2008 · Tokyo · Round of 16 · HardPetrova won 6-1 1-6 6-2
6 Aug 2007 · Los Angeles · Final · HardIvanovic won 7-5 6-4
25 June 2007 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassIvanovic won 6-1 2-6 6-4