Pironkova v Safarova
WTA Tour career
Lineball analyst4–9
Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Safarova wins on break points saved %. Pironkova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Pironkova 433 matches, Safarova 645 matches.
- Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Pironkova’s 1.7 — 2 times as many.
- Pironkova averages 1.6 double faults a match to Safarova’s 3.3.
- Safarova has the better break points saved %: 60.1 to Pironkova’s 51.8.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Pironkova’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 645 matches across 14 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 game0.07 total · best 1
- 58.0First serve in %62.2
- 62.2First-serve points won %68.9
- 51.8Break points saved %60.1
- 43.5Return points won %40.9
- 1.7723 total · best 10Acesper game3.52,279 total · best 18
Head to head
16 matches
since 20065
since 20065
- Clay · 2 matchesPironkova 0Safarova 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesPironkova 1Safarova 1
- Grass · 1 matchPironkova 0Safarova 1
- Hard · 1 matchPironkova 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 12 June 2017 · Nottingham · Quarterfinal · GrassSafarova won 6-3 0-6 6-4
- 4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-3 6-1
- 24 Sept 2012 · Tokyo · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-4 7-6(3)
- 13 Apr 2009 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · ClaySafarova won 6-1 3-6 6-0
- 5 Feb 2007 · Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetSafarova won 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
- 6 Feb 2006 · Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetPironkova won 6-2 2-6 6-0
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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