Maria Sharapova vs Mary Pierce — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 9 March 2005
hard
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-3
Pierce M.
Sharapova M.
662
Pierce M.
43–

Maria Sharapova defeated Mary Pierce 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells 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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-07-31San DiegoQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-3
2005-05-09RomeR16clayMaria Sharapova7-6(4) 6-4
2004-08-30US OpenR32hardMary Pierce4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.serving77% hold

wins 61% 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.Pierce M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Davenport L.
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Sharapova M.
6-06-0
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Martinez C.
6-13-66-2
Dementieva E.
Kuznetsova S.
3-66-37-5
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
7-626-0
Sharapova M.
Pierce M.
6-46-3
R16
Martinez C.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-3
Davenport L.
Kutuzova V.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Kirkland J.
7-56-2
Clijsters K.
Linetskaya E.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Golovin T.
2-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-2
Pierce M.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Zuluaga F.
4-66-27-5
R32
Dechy N.
Stosur S.
6-46-797-64
Zuluaga F.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Beltrame S.
5-76-37-65
Fujiwara R.
Benesova I.
7-617-63
Pierce M.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-4
Kirilenko M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-4
Linetskaya E.
Mauresmo A.
2-66-27-5
Clijsters K.
Chakvetadze A.
6-17-64
Martinez C.
Jackson J.
6-07-5
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-22-66-2
Kutuzova V.
Frazier A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Shaughnessy M.
6-22-66-2
Kirkland J.
Craybas J.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Raymond L.
6-776-36-3
R64
Mauresmo A.
Garbin T.
6-26-1
Chakvetadze A.
Jankovic J.
2-66-26-4
Clijsters K.
Asagoe S.
6-36-3
Martinez C.
Randriantefy D.
6-26-3
Shaughnessy M.
Uberoi S.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Cho Y.
7-56-3
Frazier A.
Bedanova D.
6-36-746-2
Benesova I.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-2
Kutuzova V.
Pennetta F.
7-644-66-3
Diaz Oliva M.
Dulko G.
6-41-66-4
Dechy N.
Loit E.
6-24-66-3
Petrova N.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-06-1
Raymond L.
Bondarenko A.
4-66-36-3
Pierce M.
Cervanova L.
2-66-17-5
Hantuchova D.
Kremer A.
4-66-37-5
Zuluaga F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-27-5
Vento Kabchi M.
Talaja S.
4-66-26-2
Beltrame S.
Groenefeld A.
6-37-67
Jackson J.
Suarez P.
7-697-5
Dementieva E.
Spears A.
6-27-65
Kirilenko M.
Bovina E.
6-36-1
Linetskaya E.
Granville L.
6-27-64
Medina Garrigues A.
Domachowska M.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Birnerova E.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-2
Fujiwara R.
Schiavone F.
6-37-65
Craybas J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-4
Kirkland J.
Bartoli M.
6-06-1
Golovin T.
Fedak Y.
6-37-64
Sharapova M.
Haynes A.
6-16-2
Vaidisova N.
Sprem K.
6-13-66-1
Safina D.
Lee Waters L.
6-26-4
R128
Jackson J.
Barna A.
7-646-4
Domachowska M.
Salerni M.
6-33-66-4
Bedanova D.
Peschke K.
6-33-66-3
Clijsters K.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Granville L.
Irvin M.
6-33-66-4
Fedak Y.
Razzano V.
6-36-0
Bondarenko A.
Srebotnik K.
6-42-66-3
Haynes A.
Santangelo M.
6-46-4
Cho Y.
Marrero M.
2-66-06-3
Kirkland J.
Voskoboeva G.
6-20-67-64
Craybas J.
Glatch A.
6-16-2
Kutuzova V.
Gagliardi E.
7-646-4
Loit E.
Mandula P.
6-36-0
Lee Waters L.
Pastikova M.
2-66-26-3
Cervanova L.
Yakimova A.
2-66-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Washington M.
7-646-4
Kremer A.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Schaul C.
7-56-0
Garbin T.
Kapros A.
6-16-2
Chakvetadze A.
Sucha M.
6-07-5
Serra Zanetti A.
Strycova B.
2-66-36-1
Randriantefy D.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-666-1
Kirilenko M.
Perebiynis T.
6-06-1
Spears A.
Kurhajcova L.
4-66-37-60
Beltrame S.
Chladkova D.
6-27-61
Diaz Oliva M.
Brandi K.
6-46-2
Fujiwara R.
Jidkova A.
6-36-3
Uberoi S.
Morigami A.
6-47-5
Karatantcheva S.
Weingartner M.
6-756-06-2
Birnerova E.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Talaja S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-0
Llagostera Vives N.
Pin C.
6-46-0