Venus Williams vs Maria Sharapova — Wimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 June 2005
grass
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
7-6 6-1
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
7762
Sharapova M.
621–

Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6 6-1 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2012-05-14RomeQFclayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2007-03-19MiamiR32hardMaria Sharapova2-6 6-2 7-5
2005-03-23MiamiSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
Williams V.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Slight edge
83
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Sharapova M.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Davenport L.
4-67-649-7
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-757-646-4
Williams V.
Sharapova M.
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
7-616-3
Mauresmo A.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Pierce M.
6-07-610
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
7-666-3
R16
Davenport L.
Clijsters K.
6-36-746-3
Williams V.
Craybas J.
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Dechy N.
6-46-2
Petrova N.
Peschke K.
6-757-676-3
Mauresmo A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-0
Kuznetsova S.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Dementieva E.
1-67-697-5
Pierce M.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
R32
Craybas J.
Williams S.
6-37-64
Sharapova M.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-4
Dechy N.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-4
Peschke K.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Pierce M.
Ivanovic A.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Washington M.
7-56-1
Maleeva M.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Safina D.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Black C.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-3
Myskina A.
Jankovic J.
6-05-710-8
Likhovtseva E.
Farina Elia S.
5-76-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Perry S.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-756-2
R64
Peschke K.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-46-3
Martinez C.
Brandi K.
6-26-3
Craybas J.
Bartoli M.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Pratt N.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Nakamura A.
6-46-3
Likhovtseva E.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-64
Farina Elia S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-15-76-3
Mauresmo A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Kremer A.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Jackson J.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-06-1
Srebotnik K.
Cho Y.
7-56-4
Bondarenko A.
Panova T.
6-32-66-3
Black C.
Razzano V.
6-47-65
Petrova N.
Beltrame S.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Granville L.
6-26-0
Washington M.
Sfar S.
6-33-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Mirza S.
6-46-746-4
Vaidisova N.
Pastikova M.
7-56-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Arvidsson S.
7-52-67-5
Pierce M.
Vakulenko J.
4-67-679-7
Pennetta F.
Dulko G.
6-26-4
Dementieva E.
Klaschka S.
2-66-38-6
Jankovic J.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-5
Perry S.
Tanasugarn T.
7-616-2
Maleeva M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
Clijsters K.
Irvin M.
6-16-1
Dechy N.
Odonoghue J.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Santangelo M.
2-66-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Peer S.
6-22-66-3
R128
Foretz Gacon S.
Chladkova D.
6-34-66-1
Martinez C.
Bondarenko K.
6-17-64
Tanasugarn T.
Sprem K.
6-26-2
Farina Elia S.
Sucha M.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-2
Karatantcheva S.
Keen A.
7-56-767-5
Cho Y.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko A.
Golovin T.
6-33-67-5
Panova T.
Raymond L.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Weingartner M.
2-66-46-0
Odonoghue J.
Groenefeld A.
1-66-16-4
Peschke K.
Randriantefy D.
7-56-1
Dechy N.
Camerin M.
7-616-1
Brandi K.
Schiavone F.
6-33-69-7
Williams S.
Haynes A.
6-7126-46-2
Petrova N.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Castano C.
6-766-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Linetskaya E.
3-66-26-2
Bartoli M.
Fujiwara R.
6-26-2
Pierce M.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Birnerova E.
6-26-4
Sfar S.
Loit E.
6-24-69-7
Klaschka S.
Baltacha E.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
6-26-3
Daniilidou E.
Henin J.
7-682-67-5
Granville L.
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Myskina A.
Bohmova K.
5-77-646-4
Nakamura A.
Dominikovic E.
5-76-36-4
Diaz Oliva M.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Sequera M.
7-614-66-4
Shaughnessy M.
Schruff J.
6-11-66-2
Mirza S.
Morigami A.
6-33-68-6
Kuznetsova S.
Llewellyn R.
6-06-1
Kirilenko M.
Callens E.
6-27-63
Maleeva M.
Asagoe S.
6-27-66
Vaidisova N.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-33-66-3
Davenport L.
Jidkova A.
6-06-2
Vinci R.
Sugiyama A.
6-22-66-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-776-3
Clijsters K.
Obrien K.
6-26-3
Irvin M.
Obata S.
7-646-3
Kremer A.
Spears A.
6-02-66-2
Safina D.
Mamic S.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Osterloh L.
6-37-5
Likhovtseva E.
Smashnova A.
6-26-2
Washington M.
Frazier A.
6-44-66-4
Srebotnik K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-46-3
Vakulenko J.
Garbin T.
6-26-4
Pratt N.
Cervanova L.
3-66-36-1
Peer S.
Tu M.
6-36-3
Black C.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-3
Jackson J.
Marrero M.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Perebiynis T.
6-37-65
Beltrame S.
Schaul C.
6-26-1
Craybas J.
Harkleroad A.
6-44-66-4
Santangelo M.
Poutchek T.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Fedak Y.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Czink M.
6-36-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Domachowska M.
6-44-66-2
Perry S.
Borwell S.
7-6116-3
Pastikova M.
Stosur S.
7-616-4