Martina Hingis vs Maria Sharapova — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2006
hard
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
Hingis M.
6-3 6-1
Sharapova M.
Hingis M.
662
Sharapova M.
31–

Martina Hingis defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-1 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title, but Martina Hingis had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Martina Hingis claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-06Indian WellsSFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-3
2006-02-20DubaiQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hingis M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Sharapova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hingis M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Hingis M.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hingis M.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
89
Break points won·Dominant
68
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
97
Tiebreaks·
—
73

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
Weather
10°CMainly clear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Hingis M.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-43-66-4
Hingis M.
Sharapova M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Myskina A.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-3
Dementieva E.
Vaidisova N.
3-66-16-2
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Hingis M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-1
R16
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
7-656-2
Sharapova M.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Obata S.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
4-67-56-2
Kirilenko M.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
2-66-17-5
Likhovtseva E.
Bartoli M.
6-27-5
R32
Vaidisova N.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Zheng J.
7-57-62
Bartoli M.
Golovin T.
6-36-0
Likhovtseva E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Santangelo M.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Cho Y.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Stosur S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Obata S.
Peschke K.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Craybas J.
7-686-3