Career 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Vania King takes it, 10–3 on categories King wins on first serve in %. Petrova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: King 26 matches, Petrova 6 matches.
King has the better first serve in %: 64.6 to Petrova’s 50.7. Petrova averages 5.3 aces a match to King’s 0.7 — 7.7 times as many. King has the better sets won %: 49.2 to Petrova’s 30.8. Winners’ edge: King’s team won 50%, Petrova’s team won 17% of the matches they played. Longevity: King has 26 matches, Petrova 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Small sample: Petrova (6 matches) — treat the averages with care. Tale of the tape Per game, with league rank among regular players.
64.6 #27 of 88 First serve in % 50.7
58.6 #76 of 88 First-serve points won % 60.4
53.7 #57 of 88 Break points saved % 49.1
43.4 #52 of 88 Return points won % 43.4
0.7 18 total · best 3 #79 of 88 Acesper game 5.3 32 total · best 8
11 286 total · best 17 #47 of 88 Games wonper game 9.7
Head to head 1 5 matches since 2007 4
Clay · 3 matches King 1 Petrova 2 Hard · 1 match King 0 Petrova 1 Grass · 1 match King 0 Petrova 1 Grand Slams · 1 match King 0 Petrova 1 Last meetings 7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 64 · Clay Petrova won 4-6 6-3 6-1 2 May 2011 · Madrid · Round of 64 · Clay King won 6-1 7-6(5) 20 Sept 2010 · Seoul · Round of 16 · Hard Petrova won 6-3 6-4 12 Apr 2010 · Charleston · Round of 32 · Clay Petrova won 6-2 6-1 25 June 2007 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · Grass Petrova won 6-0 6-1 Last 10 games First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2014.
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