Maria Sharapova vs Justine Henin — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 23 March 2005
hard
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Sharapova M.
6-1 6-7 6-2
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
66662
Henin J.
17821

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-1 6-7 6-2 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

2–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayJustine Henin6-2 3-6 6-3
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-0
2007-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetJustine Henin5-7 7-5 6-3
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetJustine Henin6-2 7-6(5)
2006-08-28US OpenFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2006-02-20DubaiFhardJustine Henin7-5 6-2
2006-01-16Australian OpenSFhardJustine Henin4-6 6-1 6-4
2005-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-2
2005-05-02BerlinQFgrassJustine Henin6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Serve advantage — Henin J.

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.Henin J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Henin J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
78
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
81
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
6-16-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-17-68
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
6-16-766-2
R16
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-67-5
Mauresmo A.
Sprem K.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Molik A.
6-42-66-2
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-41-66-4
Williams V.
Castano C.
6-42-66-1
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Golovin T.
3-66-26-1
R32
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Irvin M.
6-26-0
Dementieva E.
Maleeva M.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Vaidisova N.
6-27-64
Castano C.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-1
Williams V.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-0
Sprem K.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-3
Henin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Golovin T.
Bovina E.
6-37-64
Asagoe S.
Schiavone F.
6-06-3
R64
Myskina A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Irvin M.
Safina D.
7-640-66-4
Asagoe S.
Jidkova A.
6-756-47-64
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-0
Cohen Aloro S.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-2
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Peschke K.
6-46-1
Clijsters K.
Frazier A.
6-26-3
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Haynes A.
6-06-786-3
Bovina E.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Brandi K.
4-66-06-3
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-47-5
Molik A.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Maleeva M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-43-67-5
Dementieva E.
Linetskaya E.
6-32-66-4
Sprem K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-31-66-4
Henin J.
Spears A.
6-46-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Zvonareva V.
3-66-36-1
Zuluaga F.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-1
Castano C.
Suarez P.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Chladkova D.
7-646-2
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
7-654-67-62
Randriantefy D.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
2-66-47-5
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-27-66
Smashnova A.
Morigami A.
7-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-46-1
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-06-4
R128
Ruano Pascual V.
Kutuzova V.
6-37-5
Daniilidou E.
Garbin T.
6-34-66-1
Haynes A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-65
Perebiynis T.
Marrero M.
6-32-66-3
Raymond L.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Kloesel S.
6-06-1
Linetskaya E.
Sucha M.
6-16-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Voskoboeva G.
Uberoi N.
6-46-2
Randriantefy D.
Peterson J.
6-46-3
Vaidisova N.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-1
Ivanovic A.
Granville L.
6-37-5
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
3-66-46-3
Jidkova A.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-2
Morigami A.
Kirkland J.
6-26-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Lee Waters L.
6-26-0
Spears A.
Stosur S.
7-654-66-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Schaul C.
6-36-1
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-46-2
Pratt N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Weingartner M.
6-14-3
Dushevina V.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Chladkova D.
Benesova I.
6-44-66-2
Castano C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-3
Irvin M.
Serna M.
6-37-5
Parra Santonja A.
Tatishvili A.
6-30-66-2
Kirilenko M.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-3
Shaughnessy M.
Fedak Y.
6-36-0
Brandi K.
Jackson J.
6-36-2
Peschke K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Razzano V.
4-66-36-2
Peer S.
Domachowska M.
6-22-67-5