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Alexandra Dulgheru v Ana Ivanovic: stats compared | Lineball
Ivanovic wins on first-serve points won %. Dulgheru’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Dulgheru 8 matches, Ivanovic 58 matches.
Dulgheru has the better first serve in %: 66.1 to Ivanovic’s 56.3.
Ivanovic averages 2.9 aces a match to Dulgheru’s 0.9 — 3.3 times as many.
Ivanovic has the better sets won %: 62.4 to Dulgheru’s 33.3.
Ivanovic ranks 9th of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 64%, Dulgheru’s team won 13% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Ivanovic has 58 matches, Dulgheru 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Dulgheru (8 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
66.1First serve in %56.3#69 of 84
61.3First-serve points won %68.4#9 of 84
54.4Break points saved %54.0#43 of 84
42.8Return points won %45.3#31 of 84
0.97 total · best 3Acesper game2.9167 total · best 8#20 of 84
10.483 total · best 17Games wonper game11.0639 total · best 18
Head to head
03 matches since 20133
Hard · 2 matchesDulgheru 0Ivanovic 2
Clay · 1 matchDulgheru 0Ivanovic 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchDulgheru 0Ivanovic 1
Last meetings
28 Sept 2015 · Wuhan · Round of 64 · HardIvanovic won 6-1 6-3
4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayIvanovic won 2-6 7-6(1) 4-0 ret.
26 Aug 2013 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardIvanovic won 6-2 6-1
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2012.
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#32 of 89
44.1Break points converted %45.5#54 of 84
33.3Sets won %62.4#15 of 89
45.9Games won %55.3#13 of 89
0.86 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.378 total · best 2#18 of 89
1.512 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.847 total · best 2#12 of 89
12.398 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better8.9517 total · best 18#10 of 89
0.43 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.211 total · best 1#58 of 89
7.358 total · best 14Double faultsper game · lower is better3.1178 total · best 12#41 of 84
80.6645 total · best 118Serve pointsper game55.93,241 total · best 119#68 of 84
53.3426 total · best 82First serves inper game31.51,825 total · best 66#76 of 84