Pironkova v Safarova
WTA Tour 2011
Lineball analyst4–9
Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Safarova wins on break points saved %. Pironkova’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Pironkova 38 matches, Safarova 61 matches.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 64.3 to Pironkova’s 51.6.
- Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Pironkova’s 1.8 — 2 times as many.
- Pironkova averages 1.8 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.6.
- Safarova ranks 2nd of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for break points saved %.
- Safarova ranks 5th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Pironkova’s team won 34% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 61 matches, Pironkova 38 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 55.5#73 of 85First serve in %60.5#50 of 85
- 64.1#39 of 85First-serve points won %70.1#5 of 85
- 51.6#68 of 85Break points saved %64.3★ #2 of 85
- 42.6#67 of 85Return points won %39.9#83 of 85
- 1.867 total · best 6#48 of 85Acesper game3.5214 total · best 18#13 of 85
- 9.6366 total · best 15
Head to head
16 matches
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since 20065
- Clay · 2 matchesPironkova 0Safarova 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesPironkova 1Safarova 1
- Grass · 1 matchPironkova 0Safarova 1
- Hard · 1 matchPironkova 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 12 June 2017 · Nottingham · Quarterfinal · GrassSafarova won 6-3 0-6 6-4
- 4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-3 6-1
- 24 Sept 2012 · Tokyo · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-4 7-6(3)
- 13 Apr 2009 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-1 3-6 6-0
- 5 Feb 2007 · Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetSafarova won 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
- 6 Feb 2006 · Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetPironkova won 6-2 2-6 6-0
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2011.
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