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Vania King v Nadia Petrova: stats compared | Lineball
Petrova wins on first-serve points won %. King’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: King 289 matches, Petrova 722 matches.
Petrova averages 3.5 aces a match to King’s 0.8 — 4.6 times as many.
Petrova has the better first-serve points won %: 69.5 to King’s 60.2.
Petrova averages 0.9 sets lost a match to King’s 1.3.
Winners’ edge: Petrova’s team won 62%, King’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Petrova has 722 matches across 17 seasons, King 289 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.
0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
65.3First serve in %58.9
60.2First-serve points won %69.5
53.7Break points saved %58.5
43.0Return points won %44.1
0.8217 total · best 9Acesper game3.52,173 total · best 16
Head to head
15 matches since 20074
Clay · 3 matchesKing 1Petrova 2
Hard · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
Grass · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchKing 0Petrova 1
Last meetings
7 May 2012 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayPetrova won 4-6 6-3 6-1
2 May 2011 · Madrid · Round of 64 · ClayKing won 6-1 7-6(5)
20 Sept 2010 · Seoul · Round of 16 · HardPetrova won 6-3 6-4
12 Apr 2010 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClayPetrova won 6-2 6-1
25 June 2007 · Wimbledon · Round of 128 · GrassPetrova won 6-0 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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10.3
2,970 total · best 20
Games wonper game
11.58,318 total · best 22
42.4Break points converted %46.5
45.7Sets won %60.7
48.0Games won %54.8
0.03 total · best 1Finalsper game0.024 total · best 1
1.1305 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.4990 total · best 2
1.3362 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9640 total · best 2
11.13,216 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better9.56,862 total · best 20
0.265 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.2163 total · best 2
1.9558 total · best 13Double faultsper game · lower is better2.21,371 total · best 13