Zheng v Petrova
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst4–10
Nadia Petrova takes it, 10–4 on categories
Petrova wins on first-serve points won %. Zheng’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Zheng 437 matches, Petrova 722 matches.
- Zheng has the better first serve in %: 70.7 to Petrova’s 58.9.
- Petrova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to Zheng’s 58.8.
- Petrova averages 3.5 aces a match to Zheng’s 0.4 — 9.4 times as many.
- Winners’ edge: Petrova’s team won 62%, Zheng’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Petrova has 722 matches across 17 seasons, Zheng 437 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.
- 0.04 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
- 70.7First serve in %58.9
- 58.8First-serve points won %69.5
- 53.0Break points saved %58.5
- 45.1Return points won %44.1
- 0.4151 total · best 7Acesper game3.52,173 total · best 16
Head to head
111 matches
since 200410
since 200410
- Hard · 7 matchesZheng 1Petrova 6
- Clay · 3 matchesZheng 0Petrova 3
- Grass · 1 matchZheng 0Petrova 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesZheng 0Petrova 2
Last meetings
- 18 Mar 2013 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardPetrova won 6-3 6-1
- 29 Oct 2012 · Tournament of Champions · Round robin · HardPetrova won 6-3 6-3
- 30 July 2012 · Olympics · Round of 64 · GrassPetrova won 6-4 7-6(7)
- 31 Aug 2009 · US Open · Round of 32 · HardPetrova won 6-4 6-1
- 27 Apr 2009 · Stuttgart · Round of 32 · ClayPetrova won 6-4 5-7 6-4
- 24 Mar 2008 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardZheng won 2-1
- 2 Apr 2007 · Amelia Island · Round of 16 · ClayPetrova won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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