Pironkova v Safarova
WTA Tour 2014
Lineball analyst4–9
Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Safarova wins on break points saved %. Pironkova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: Pironkova 35 matches, Safarova 62 matches.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 64.2 to Pironkova’s 49.4.
- Safarova averages 4.3 aces a match to Pironkova’s 2.2 — 2 times as many.
- Pironkova averages 1.5 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.7.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 63%, Pironkova’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 62 matches, Pironkova 35 — 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#12 of 37Titlesper game–
- 59.5#62 of 88First serve in %63.0#35 of 88
- 63.7#42 of 88First-serve points won %69.5#6 of 88
- 49.4#84 of 88Break points saved %64.2★ #1 of 88
- 45.1#34 of 88Return points won %41.4#78 of 88
- 2.277 total · best 6#44 of 88Acesper game
Head to head
16 matches
since 20065
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
Titles, oldest to newest in 2014.
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