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Tsvetana Pironkova v Lucie Safarova: stats compared | Lineball
Safarova wins on first serve in %. Pironkova’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Pironkova 46 matches, Safarova 51 matches.
Safarova has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Pironkova’s 54.5.
Safarova has the better break points saved %: 62.6 to Pironkova’s 51.2.
Pironkova averages 2.3 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.5.
Safarova ranks 3rd of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for break points saved %.
Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Pironkova’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
54.5#78 of 84First serve in %62.2#46 of 84
63.3#42 of 84First-serve points won %67.3#14 of 84
51.2#64 of 84Break points saved %62.6★ #3 of 84
43.0#54 of 84Return points won %40.2#81 of 84
2.2100 total · best 10#36 of 84Acesper game3153 total · best 11#19 of 84
9.9455 total · best 18
Head to head
16 matches 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 2012.
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#70 of 89
Games wonper game
10.6541 total · best 18#49 of 89
42.4#74 of 84Break points converted %41.4#78 of 84
46.6#63 of 89Sets won %54.1#30 of 89
48.2#65 of 89Games won %52.2#26 of 89
–Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1#47 of 51
1.048 total · best 2#61 of 89Sets wonper game1.259 total · best 2#42 of 89
1.255 total · best 2#62 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better1.050 total · best 2#27 of 89
10.6489 total · best 19#49 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better9.7495 total · best 18#21 of 89
0.210 total · best 2#46 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.316 total · best 2#13 of 89
2.3105 total · best 8#22 of 84Double faultsper game · lower is better3.5179 total · best 12#54 of 84
53.82,475 total · best 106#77 of 84Serve pointsper game57.82,947 total · best 104#62 of 84