Maria Sharapova vs Aniko Kapros — Japan Open Final
Japan Open · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
Sharapova M.2-6 6-2 7-6
Kapros A.
Sharapova M.
26772
Kapros A.
62651
Maria Sharapova defeated Aniko Kapros 2-6 6-2 7-6 in the Japan Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova dropped the opening set before beating Aniko Kapros 2–6 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Sharapova M.
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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Final
Sharapova M.
Kapros A.
2-66-27-65
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Yan Z.
7-636-3
Sharapova M.
Schaul C.
7-57-61
Parra Santonja A.
Craybas J.
3-66-46-2
Kapros A.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-2
R16
Sharapova M.
Morigami A.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Tanasugarn T.
1-66-26-4
Yan Z.
Harkleroad A.
7-656-4
Schaul C.
Srebotnik K.
6-32-67-65
Craybas J.
Fujiwara R.
4-66-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Asagoe S.
5-76-46-3
Kapros A.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-2
Sugiyama A.
Yoshida Y.
6-33-67-60
R32
Srebotnik K.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-3
Kapros A.
Sun T.
6-46-2
Yan Z.
Saeki M.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Talaja S.
6-47-5
Gagliardi E.
Spears A.
6-12-66-4
Yoshida Y.
Widjaja A.
6-47-5
Asagoe S.
Li T.
6-16-1
Parra Santonja A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Fujiwara R.
Cargill A.
6-36-2
Craybas J.
Obata S.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kim J.
6-26-0
Morigami A.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Schaul C.
Sucha M.
6-17-5
Harkleroad A.
Ozaki M.
6-06-0