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Barbara Rittner v Silvia Farina Elia: stats compared | Lineball
Farina Elia wins on first serve in %. Rittner’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Rittner 445 matches, Farina Elia 710 matches.
Rittner has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Farina Elia’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
Farina Elia has the better first serve in %: 71.4 to Rittner’s 63.
Farina Elia has the better first-serve points won %: 59.1 to Rittner’s 53.4.
Winners’ edge: Farina Elia’s team won 55%, Rittner’s team won 49% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Farina Elia has 710 matches across 17 seasons, Rittner 445 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
63.0First serve in %71.4
53.4First-serve points won %59.1
53.1Break points saved %56.4
38.8Return points won %47.3
0.14 total · best 2Acesper game0.124 total · best 2
10.7
Head to head
47 matches since 19943
Carpet · 3 matchesRittner 2Elia 1
Clay · 2 matchesRittner 1Elia 1
Grass · 1 matchRittner 0Elia 1
Hard · 1 matchRittner 1Elia 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchRittner 0Elia 1
Last meetings
23 Sept 2002 · Leipzig · Round of 16 · CarpetRittner won 4-6 6-4 6-3
21 July 2002 · Sopot · Round of 16 · ClayRittner won 6-4 2-6 6-3
24 June 2002 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassElia won 6-3 6-2
24 Sept 2001 · Leipzig · Round of 32 · CarpetElia won 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4
15 Feb 1999 · Hanover · Round of 16 · CarpetRittner won 6-2
30 Dec 1996 · Hope Island · Round of 32 · HardRittner won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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4,761 total · best 19
Games wonper game
10.97,721 total · best 23
57.9Break points converted %53.4
50.1Sets won %53.2
50.7Games won %51.2
0.05 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.1509 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.2863 total · best 2
1.1507 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1758 total · best 2
10.44,635 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better10.47,362 total · best 20
0.281 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2146 total · best 2
0.514 total · best 5Double faultsper game · lower is better0.582 total · best 8
7-5 6-4
26 July 1994 · Styria · Quarterfinal · ClayElia won 6-3 ret.
