Maria Sharapova vs Mary Pierce — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2005
clay
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Sharapova M.
7-6 6-4
Pierce M.
Sharapova M.
7762
Pierce M.
644–

Maria Sharapova defeated Mary Pierce 7-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. 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
2005-03-09Indian WellsQFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2004-08-30US OpenR32hardMary Pierce4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.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.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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
2-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Sharapova M.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Linetskaya E.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Bovina E.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-57-64
Mauresmo A.
Martinez C.
6-16-2
R16
Sharapova M.
Pierce M.
7-646-4
Martinez C.
Petrova N.
W/O
Zvonareva V.
Castano C.
6-15-76-2
Schiavone F.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Mauresmo A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Bovina E.
Suarez P.
3-66-37-65
Linetskaya E.
Dulko G.
5-76-46-4
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-2
Suarez P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Castano C.
Camerin M.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Williams S.
7-626-1
Bovina E.
Vinci R.
7-56-2
Pierce M.
Mamic S.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Chakvetadze A.
5-76-36-2
Linetskaya E.
Pennetta F.
6-24-67-65
Dulko G.
Dementieva E.
7-56-4
Petrova N.
Santangelo M.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Smashnova A.
3-66-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
R64
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
6-26-4
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-0
Vento Kabchi M.
Razzano V.
6-47-64
Farina Elia S.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-1
Santangelo M.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-2
Smashnova A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Asagoe S.
6-26-3
Linetskaya E.
Garbin T.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Jidkova A.
6-46-1
Vinci R.
Chladkova D.
7-646-1
Pierce M.
Peng S.
6-17-5
Groenefeld A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Jankovic J.
Randriantefy D.
6-736-26-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kurhajcova L.
6-33-66-1
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
6-36-4
Castano C.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-2
Camerin M.
Dechy N.
4-66-16-4
Martinez C.
Haynes A.
6-06-1
Stosur S.
Fedak Y.
6-36-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Vierin N.
2-67-646-2
Dulko G.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-37-5
Suarez P.
Sprem K.
6-36-0
Bovina E.
Washington M.
6-26-2
Mamic S.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2