Maria Sharapova vs Tatiana Golovin — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-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
FRA
Tatiana Golovin
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sharapova M.
7-5 2-6 6-1
Golovin T.
Sharapova M.
7262
Golovin T.
5611

Maria Sharapova defeated Tatiana Golovin 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-30San DiegoR16hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenQFhardMaria Sharapova7-6(4) 7-6(0)
2006-03-20MiamiSFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-7(5) 4-3 RET
2004-06-07BirminghamFgrassMaria Sharapova4-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

Golovin T.serving75% 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.Golovin T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Golovin T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
74
Break points won·Dominant
94
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
61

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