Maria Sharapova vs Eleni Daniilidou — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2005
grass
GRE
Eleni Daniilidou
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Sharapova M.
7-5 2-6 6-1
Daniilidou E.
Sharapova M.
7262
Daniilidou E.
5611

Maria Sharapova defeated Eleni Daniilidou 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-10Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-3
2007-08-06Los AngelesR32hardMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 3-1 RET
2006-10-23LinzR16hardMaria Sharapova7-5 6-1
2005-08-29US OpenR128hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiR64hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Daniilidou E.

Daniilidou E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Serve 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 season
Sharapova M.Daniilidou E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Daniilidou E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
30
Break points saved·Dominant
89
42
Break points won·Dominant
94
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
52
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
68

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

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
6-24-66-1
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Granville L.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Golovin T.
7-52-66-1
Quarter-finals
Golovin T.
Chakvetadze A.
6-47-63
Granville L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
7-52-66-1
Jankovic J.
Washington M.
6-26-4
R16
Daniilidou E.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Golovin T.
Fujiwara R.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-33-66-1
Granville L.
Jackson J.
7-656-4
Tanasugarn T.
Foretz Gacon S.
2-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Sequera M.
6-16-4
Washington M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Asagoe S.
6-46-4
R32
Stosur S.
Dominikovic E.
6-11-67-62
Daniilidou E.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
7-56-4
Chakvetadze A.
Linetskaya E.
4-66-46-4
Asagoe S.
Tu M.
6-14-66-1
Parra Santonja A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-737-65
Sequera M.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Jackson J.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kremer A.
6-36-0
Golovin T.
Grandin N.
6-47-5
Fujiwara R.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-2
Washington M.
Razzano V.
6-43-66-1
Tanasugarn T.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
Foretz Gacon S.
Morigami A.
7-56-3
Granville L.
Molik A.
6-46-2
R64
Kremer A.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-2
Stosur S.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-736-26-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-3
Morigami A.
Keen A.
3-66-17-65
Tanasugarn T.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Washington M.
Panova T.
6-36-3
Parra Santonja A.
Camerin M.
7-646-4
Fujiwara R.
Jidkova A.
4-66-36-3
Daniilidou E.
Cho Y.
6-11-66-4
Pratt N.
Castano C.
7-57-5
Grandin N.
Cervanova L.
6-16-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Obata S.
7-53-67-5
Linetskaya E.
Spears A.
6-27-64
Chakvetadze A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-3
Tu M.
Weingartner M.
7-656-2
Granville L.
Keothavong A.
6-26-0
Jackson J.
Brandi K.
3-67-56-0
Dominikovic E.
Shaughnessy M.
6-47-65
Vaidisova N.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Mirza S.
Schaul C.
6-26-0
Baltacha E.
Bondarenko A.
7-696-1
Sequera M.
Raymond L.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Gullickson C.
6-47-64