Martinovic v Kostova

WTA Tour career

Sandra MartinovicBosnia and Herzegovina21 games · 1999–2010Most break points saved %Most first-serve points won %

Elitsa KostovaBulgaria45 games · 2008–2019Most acesMost first serve in %

Lineball analyst8–3

Sandra Martinovic takes it, 8–3 on categories

Martinovic wins on break points saved %. Kostova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Martinovic 21 matches, Kostova 45 matches.

Martinovic has the better break points saved %: 61.5 to Kostova’s 47.7.
Kostova averages 0.8 aces a match to Martinovic’s 0.2 — 4.2 times as many.
Kostova has the better first serve in %: 65.6 to Martinovic’s 60.9.
Winners’ edge: Martinovic’s team won 43%, Kostova’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Kostova has 45 matches across 12 seasons, Martinovic 21 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults, serve points…): 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.

60.9First serve in %65.6
59.0First-serve points won %53.6
61.5Break points saved %47.7
–Return points won %40.6
0.21 total · best 1Acesper game0.826 total · best 6
7.9166 total · best 19Games wonper game8.7393 total · best 19
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Head to head

11 match
since 20090

Hard · 1 matchMartinovic 1Kostova 0

Last meetings

7 Feb 2009 · Fed Cup G1 PO: BIH vs BUL · Round robin · HardMartinovic won 6-4 0-6 6-2

Last 10 games

First serve in %, oldest to newest.

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