Baltacha v Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta takes it, 10–2 on categories

Pennetta wins on sets won. Baltacha’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Baltacha 149 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.

• Pennetta averages 1.4 sets won a match to Baltacha’s 1 (36% more).
• Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Baltacha’s 1.2.
• Pennetta has the better sets won %: 59.6 to Baltacha’s 44.9.
• Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Baltacha’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Baltacha 149 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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.