Nakamura v Groenefeld

WTA Tour career

Aiko NakamuraJapan137 games · 2002–2011Fewest double faultsMost first serve in %Anna Lena GroenefeldGermany256 games · 2003–2011Most break points saved %Most aces

Lineball analyst4–9

Anna Lena Groenefeld takes it, 9–4 on categories

Lena Groenefeld wins on break points saved %. Nakamura’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Nakamura 137 matches, Lena Groenefeld 256 matches.

Lena Groenefeld has the better break points saved %: 56.6 to Nakamura’s 47.3.
Lena Groenefeld averages 2.1 aces a match to Nakamura’s 0.6 — 3.4 times as many.
Nakamura averages 1.8 double faults a match to Lena Groenefeld’s 3.2.
Winners’ edge: Lena Groenefeld’s team won 47%, Nakamura’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Lena Groenefeld has 256 matches across 9 seasons, Nakamura 137 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.

–Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
61.6First serve in %55.9
59.0First-serve points won %66.4
47.3Break points saved %56.6
42.0Return points won %41.8
0.678 total · best 6Acesper game2.1507 total · best 15
9.61,316 total · best 19

Head to head

12 matches
since 20051

Clay · 1 matchNakamura 0Groenefeld 1
Hard · 1 matchNakamura 1Groenefeld 0

Last meetings

15 May 2006 · Rome · Round of 32 · ClayGroenefeld won 6-4 6-3
12 Sept 2005 · Bali · Round of 16 · HardNakamura won 6-3 1-6 6-1

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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