Maria Sharapova vs Serena Williams — WTA Tour Championships Final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 10 November 2004 ·
carpet
Sharapova M.4-6 6-2 6-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
4662
Williams S.
6241
Maria Sharapova defeated Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 19–1. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 19–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 4–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
1–19| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2016-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2014-03-17 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-12-30 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-05-06 | Madrid | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2013-03-18 | Miami | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2013-02-11 | Doha | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2012-10-22 | WTA Championships | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011-07-25 | Stanford | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2008-04-14 | Charleston | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 7-5 4-6 6-1 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 7-5 8-6 |
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
85
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About