Kirilenko v Petrova

WTA Tour career

Maria KirilenkoRussia517 games · 2002–2014Most first serve in %

Nadia PetrovaRussia722 games · 1998–2014Most acesMost first-serve points won %

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Nadia Petrova takes it, 12–2 on categories

Petrova wins on first-serve points won %. Kirilenko’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kirilenko 517 matches, Petrova 722 matches.

Petrova averages 3.5 aces a match to Kirilenko’s 1.7 — 2.1 times as many.
Kirilenko has the better first serve in %: 64.7 to Petrova’s 58.9.
Petrova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to Kirilenko’s 63.2.
Winners’ edge: Petrova’s team won 62%, Kirilenko’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
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.

0.06 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
64.7First serve in %58.9
63.2First-serve points won %69.5
53.4Break points saved %58.5
44.8Return points won %44.1
1.7849 total · best 12Acesper game3.52,173 total · best 16

Head to head

49 matches
since 20045

Hard · 7 matchesKirilenko 2Petrova 5
Clay · 2 matchesKirilenko 2Petrova 0

Last meetings

29 Oct 2012 · Tournament of Champions · Round robin · HardPetrova won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
5 Mar 2012 · Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardKirilenko won 6-1 5-7 6-2
23 Aug 2010 · New Haven · Semifinal · HardPetrova won 2-6 6-2 6-2
11 Aug 2008 · Cincinnati · Semifinal · HardPetrova won 1-6 6-2 6-1
12 May 2008 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayKirilenko won 3-6 7-5 6-4
5 May 2008 · Berlin · Round of 32 · ClayKirilenko won 6-3 6-3
20 Feb 2006 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardKirilenko won 6-4 6-1
9 Jan 2006 · Sydney · Round of 16 · HardPetrova won 6-1 6-2
24 Mar 2004 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardPetrova won 6-2 6-2

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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