Elena Dementieva vs Maria Sharapova — Shanghai Quarter-final

Shanghai · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2003
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Dementieva E.
6-4 7-6
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
6772
Sharapova M.
464–

Elena Dementieva defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 7-6 in the Shanghai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-26StanfordQFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 2-6 6-3
2009-08-17TorontoFhardElena Dementieva6-4 6-3
2008-01-14Australian OpenR16hardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-0
2007-08-06Los AngelesQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2006-08-07Los AngelesSFhardElena Dementieva7-5 6-2
2006-06-26WimbledonQFgrassMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2006-03-06Indian WellsFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2004-10-18ZurichSFhardMaria Sharapova4-6 6-2 6-3
2004-05-10RomeR32clayMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2003-06-09BirminghamQFgrassMaria Sharapova2-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Dementieva E.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
87
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
92
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Rubin C.
6-37-66
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-13-66-3
Rubin C.
Morigami A.
6-05-76-3
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6-47-67
Rubin C.
Barna A.
6-16-4
Dementieva E.
Sharapova M.
6-47-64
Morigami A.
Molik A.
7-637-5
R16
Rubin C.
Schett B.
7-616-2
Dementieva E.
Mandula P.
6-37-61
Sharapova M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Sun T.
7-676-4
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-16-4
Molik A.
Craybas J.
6-46-3
Morigami A.
Martinez C.
7-56-0
Barna A.
Harkleroad A.
6-06-4
R32
Craybas J.
Zheng J.
3-67-662-0
Dokic J.
Jankovic J.
7-604-4
Sun T.
Garbin T.
7-52-3
Mandula P.
Widjaja A.
5-76-26-2
Schett B.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Barna A.
Cho Y.
6-06-2
Harkleroad A.
Black C.
6-16-4
Morigami A.
Sucha M.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-5
Sharapova M.
Loit E.
6-36-736-3
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3