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Tsvetana Pironkova v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Jankovic wins on first serve in %. Pironkova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Pironkova 433 matches, Jankovic 918 matches.
Pironkova averages 1.6 double faults a match to Jankovic’s 2.8.
Jankovic averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Pironkova’s 1.2.
Jankovic has the better first serve in %: 65 to Pironkova’s 58.
Winners’ edge: Jankovic’s team won 62%, Pironkova’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Jankovic has 918 matches across 17 seasons, Pironkova 433 in 17 — 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 game0.015 total · best 1
58.0First serve in %65.0
62.2First-serve points won %63.6
51.8Break points saved %55.5
43.5Return points won %46.5
1.7723 total · best 10Acesper game1.81,635 total · best 13
Head to head
07 matches since 20047
Hard · 3 matchesPironkova 0Jankovic 3
Clay · 3 matchesPironkova 0Jankovic 3
Grass · 1 matchPironkova 0Jankovic 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchPironkova 0Jankovic 1
Last meetings
25 Aug 2014 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardJankovic won 7-5 6-4
13 May 2013 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayJankovic won 6-3 6-0
26 Apr 2010 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClayJankovic won 6-2 6-2
11 June 2007 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassJankovic won 6-4 6-1
16 Oct 2006 · Zurich · Round of 32 · HardJankovic won 3-6 6-4 6-1
2 Oct 2006 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · HardJankovic won 4-6 6-2 7-5
24 Apr 2004 · Fed Cup G1 PO: SCG vs BUL · Round robin · ClayJankovic won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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10.2
4,425 total · best 19
Games wonper game
11.810,792 total · best 20
45.1Break points converted %47.8
46.3Sets won %61.1
48.7Games won %54.7
0.01 total · best 1Finalsper game0.036 total · best 1
1.1455 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.41,283 total · best 2
1.2528 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9816 total · best 2
10.84,654 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better9.78,940 total · best 21
0.298 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2201 total · best 2
1.6679 total · best 9Double faultsper game · lower is better2.82,460 total · best 14