Maria Sharapova vs Elena Likhovtseva — Tokyo Quarter-final
Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
hard
Sharapova M.6-3 6-3
Likhovtseva E.
Sharapova M.
662
Likhovtseva E.
33–
Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova dropped just 6 games past Elena Likhovtseva.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-11 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-08-11 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-6(4) 6-1 |
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
87
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
67
Break points won·Dominant
94
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
63
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
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