Maria Sharapova vs Samantha Stosur — Birmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2005
grass
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Sharapova M.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6362
Stosur S.
3611

Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 14–2, defending the title. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 15–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

14–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-0
2014-05-05MadridR16clayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2013-02-11DohaQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-3
2012-09-24TokyoQFhardSamantha Stosur6-4 7-6(10)
2012-04-23StuttgartQFclayMaria Sharapova6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5
2011-08-15CincinnatiQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-2
2011-05-09RomeFclayMaria Sharapova6-2 6-4
2011-03-21MiamiR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-1
2009-09-28TokyoR32hardMaria Sharapova6-0 6-1
2006-01-30TokyoQFhardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-4
2004-10-04Japan OpenR16hardMaria Sharapova6-4 1-6 6-3
2004-09-27SeoulQFhardMaria Sharapova6-2 6-1
2004-06-07BirminghamR16grassMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
45
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Dominant
94
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
47

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