Maria Sharapova vs Lindsay Davenport — Tokyo Final

Tokyo · WTA · Final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
hard
USA
Lindsay Davenport
50 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Sharapova M.
6-1 3-6 7-6
Davenport L.
Sharapova M.
63772
Davenport L.
16651

Maria Sharapova defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-1 3-6 7-6 in the Tokyo final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR64hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2006-02-20DubaiSFhardMaria Sharapova3-6 6-1 6-3
2005-11-07WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetMaria Sharapova6-3 5-7 6-4
2005-03-09Indian WellsSFhardLindsay Davenport6-0 6-0
2004-06-21WimbledonSFgrassMaria Sharapova2-6 7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Davenport L.

Davenport L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Even serve battle

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
Sharapova M.Davenport L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Davenport L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
72
Break points won·Clear edge
94
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
71
Tiebreaks·
73
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
6°CPartly cloudy
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-13-67-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-47-63
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Asagoe S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
7-647-64
Sharapova M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
R16
Asagoe S.
Vinci R.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Morigami A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Nakamura A.
3-67-56-4
Davenport L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Likhovtseva E.
Craybas J.
7-54-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-06-2
R32
Morigami A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Osterloh L.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Panova T.
6-44-67-5
Mikaelian M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Sugiyama A.
2-66-36-2
Benesova I.
Jankovic J.
1-66-36-1
Asagoe S.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-1
Obata S.
Saeki M.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Fuda R.
3-66-46-2