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Mary Pierce v Lindsay Davenport: stats compared | Lineball
Davenport wins on titles. Pierce’s case rests on grand slam titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Pierce 708 matches, Davenport 918 matches.
Davenport has 55 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Pierce’s 18 titles (one every 25 matches).
Pierce has 2 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Davenport’s 3 grand slam titles (one every 100 matches).
Davenport averages 2.1 aces a match to Pierce’s 1.2 (72% more).
Winners’ edge: Davenport’s team won 80%, Pierce’s team won 68% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): 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.
0.018 total · best 1Titlesper game0.155 total · best 1
0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
67.2First serve in %59.2
68.5First-serve points won %71.5
59.1Break points saved %57.8
43.8Return points won %48.1
Head to head
412 matches since 19938
Hard · 6 matchesPierce 2Davenport 4
Clay · 4 matchesPierce 2Davenport 2
Carpet · 2 matchesPierce 0Davenport 2
Grand Slams · 3 matchesPierce 2Davenport 1
Finals · 2 matchesPierce 0Davenport 2
Last meetings
7 Nov 2005 · WTA Tour Championships · Semifinal · HardPierce won 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
23 May 2005 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · ClayPierce won 6-3 6-2
27 Sept 1999 · Grand Slam Cup · Quarterfinal · HardDavenport won 3-6 6-2 6-4
30 Aug 1999 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardDavenport won 6-2 3-6 7-5
5 Oct 1998 · Filderstadt · Round of 16 · HardDavenport won 6-1 6-3
3 Aug 1998 · San Diego · Final · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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1.2189 total · best 13Acesper game2.1565 total · best 17
11.48,062 total · best 20Games wonper game12.311,259 total · best 19
45.4Break points converted %51.1
65.6Sets won %74.7
57.1Games won %60.4
0.141 total · best 1Finalsper game0.192 total · best 1
1.51,026 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.71,534 total · best 2
0.8537 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6519 total · best 3
8.66,061 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better8.17,386 total · best 23
0.2137 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2173 total · best 3
Davenport won 6-3 6-1
6 Apr 1998 · Amelia Island · Semifinal · ClayPierce won 4-6 6-3 6-3
7 Apr 1997 · Amelia Island · Final · ClayDavenport won 6-2 6-3
22 July 1995 · Fed Cup WG1 SF: USA vs FRA · Round robin · CarpetDavenport won 6-3 4-6 6-0
14 Nov 1994 · Virginia Slims Championships · Semifinal · CarpetDavenport won 6-3 6-2
