Saville v Safarova
WTA Tour career
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Lucie Safarova takes it, 11–4 on categories
Safarova wins on titles. Saville’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Saville 324 matches, Safarova 645 matches.
- Safarova has 7 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Saville’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Saville’s 2.0 (78% more).
- Safarova averages 3.3 double faults a match to Saville’s 5.1.
- Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Saville’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 645 matches across 14 seasons, Saville 324 in 15 — 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
- 64.6First serve in %62.2
- 61.9First-serve points won %68.9
- 55.6Break points saved %60.1
- 44.5Return points won %40.9
- 2.0640 total · best 13Acesper game3.52,279 total · best 18
Head to head
27 matches
since 20155
since 20155
- Hard · 6 matchesSaville 2Safarova 4
- Grass · 1 matchSaville 0Safarova 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchSaville 0Safarova 1
Last meetings
- 6 Aug 2018 · Montreal · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 4-6 6-4 7-5
- 19 June 2017 · Birmingham · Quarterfinal · GrassSafarova won 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5)
- 20 Mar 2017 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardSafarova won 6-2 6-2
- 17 Oct 2016 · Moscow · Round of 32 · HardSaville won 6-2 6-2
- 29 Aug 2016 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardSafarova won 6-4 6-4
- 24 Aug 2015 · New Haven · Round of 32 · HardSafarova won 6-3 6-4
- 10 Aug 2015 · Toronto · Round of 32 · HardSaville won 4-6 7-5 7-5
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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