King v Petrova
WTA Tour career
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Nadia Petrova takes it, 11–2 on categories
Petrova wins on first-serve points won %. King’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: King 289 matches, Petrova 722 matches.
- Petrova averages 3.5 aces a match to King’s 0.8 — 4.6 times as many.
- Petrova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to King’s 60.2.
- Petrova averages 0.9 sets lost a match to King’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Petrova’s team won 62%, King’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Petrova has 722 matches across 17 seasons, King 289 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
- 65.3First serve in %58.9
- 60.2First-serve points won %69.5
- 53.7Break points saved %58.5
- 43.0Return points won %44.1
- 0.8217 total · best 9Acesper game3.52,173 total · best 16
Head to head
15 matches
since 20074
since 20074
- Clay · 3 matchesKing 1Petrova 2
- Hard · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
- Grass · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
Last meetings
- 7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayPetrova won 4-6 6-3 6-1
- 2 May 2011 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayKing won 6-1 7-6(5)
- 20 Sept 2010 · Seoul · Round of 16 · HardPetrova won 6-3 6-4
- 12 Apr 2010 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClayPetrova won 6-2 6-1
- 25 June 2007 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPetrova won 6-0 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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