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Anna Lena Groenefeld v Dinara Safina: stats compared | Lineball
Safina wins on titles. Lena Groenefeld’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lena Groenefeld 256 matches, Safina 464 matches.
Safina has 11 titles (one every 25 matches) to Lena Groenefeld’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Safina has the better first serve in %: 63.9 to Lena Groenefeld’s 55.9.
Safina averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Lena Groenefeld’s 1.2.
Winners’ edge: Safina’s team won 65%, Lena Groenefeld’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Safina has 464 matches across 10 seasons, Lena Groenefeld 256 in 9 — 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.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
55.9First serve in %63.9
66.4First-serve points won %65.1
56.6Break points saved %54.6
41.8Return points won %46.3
2.1507 total · best 15Acesper game2.1937 total · best 21
Head to head
25 matches since 20053
Hard · 3 matchesGroenefeld 1Safina 2
Grass · 1 matchGroenefeld 0Safina 1
Clay · 1 matchGroenefeld 1Safina 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchGroenefeld 0Safina 1
Last meetings
15 June 2009 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Round of 32 · GrassSafina won 6-0 6-3
25 Aug 2008 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardSafina won 7-5 6-0
3 Apr 2006 · Amelia Island · Round of 16 · ClayGroenefeld won 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
9 Jan 2006 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardSafina won 6-2 6-1
