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Daniela Hantuchova v Dinara Safina: stats compared | Lineball
Safina wins on titles. Hantuchova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Hantuchova 866 matches, Safina 464 matches.
Safina has 11 titles (one every 25 matches) to Hantuchova’s 7 titles (one every 50 matches).
Hantuchova averages 2.1 double faults a match to Safina’s 3.4.
Safina averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Hantuchova’s 1.1.
Winners’ edge: Safina’s team won 65%, Hantuchova’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Hantuchova has 866 matches across 19 seasons, Safina 464 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
0.07 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
63.6First serve in %63.9
64.2First-serve points won %65.1
56.0Break points saved %54.6
43.4Return points won %46.3
21,459 total · best 15Acesper game2.1937 total · best 21
Head to head
411 matches since 20067
Hard · 8 matchesHantuchova 4Safina 4
Clay · 2 matchesHantuchova 0Safina 2
Grass · 1 matchHantuchova 0Safina 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchHantuchova 1Safina 0
Last meetings
7 Mar 2011 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardSafina won 7-6(2) 6-4
30 Aug 2010 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardHantuchova won 6-3 6-4
23 Aug 2010 · New Haven · Round of 16 · HardSafina won 7-6(4) 7-6(2)
3 Aug 2009 · Los Angeles · Round of 32 · HardSafina won 6-2 6-4
15 June 2009 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinal · GrassSafina won 1-6 6-4 6-3
27 Apr 2009 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClaySafina won 6-4 6-2
7 Jan 2008 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardHantuchova won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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11.39,763 total · best 21
Games wonper game
11.55,348 total · best 19
44.7Break points converted %47.9
54.0Sets won %62.4
51.7Games won %54.6
0.016 total · best 1Finalsper game0.123 total · best 1
1.31,079 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4657 total · best 2
1.1919 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9396 total · best 2
10.59,113 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better9.64,447 total · best 21
0.3218 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2107 total · best 2
2.11,524 total · best 14Double faultsper game · lower is better3.41,534 total · best 17
5-7 6-4 6-4
15 Oct 2007 · Zurich · Round of 32 · HardHantuchova won 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
2 Oct 2006 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · HardHantuchova won 6-2 6-2
25 Sept 2006 · Luxembourg · Round of 16 · HardSafina won 7-5 6-3
