Maria Sharapova vs Mary Pierce — San Diego Quarter-final

San Diego · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2006
hard
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWWW
Sharapova M.
6-2 6-3
Pierce M.
Sharapova M.
662
Pierce M.
23–

Maria Sharapova defeated Mary Pierce 6-2 6-3 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09RomeR16clayMaria Sharapova7-6(4) 6-4
2005-03-09Indian WellsQFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2004-08-30US OpenR32hardMary Pierce4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Pierce M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Clijsters K.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Schnyder P.
7-56-4
Clijsters K.
Vaidisova N.
6-27-60
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
6-46-3
Vaidisova N.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-3
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
7-56-2
Sharapova M.
Pierce M.
6-26-3
R16
Pierce M.
Laine E.
6-26-1
Schnyder P.
Suarez P.
6-33-66-1
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-46-1
Hingis M.
Pennetta F.
6-23-66-1
Clijsters K.
Jankovic J.
6-43-66-3
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Mirza S.
6-23-66-3
R32
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
3-67-650-0
Suarez P.
Bondarenko K.
7-642-6
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-46-1
Vaidisova N.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Hantuchova D.
Savchuk O.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
Frazier A.
6-36-2
Chakvetadze A.
Petrova N.
6-36-756-2
Hingis M.
Tu M.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Jackson J.
6-27-61
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-17-64
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-16-2
Laine E.
Vesnina E.
6-717-656-4
Sharapova M.
Bardina V.
6-46-1
Pierce M.
Bammer S.
6-16-777-64
Dementieva E.
Harkleroad A.
6-26-2
Mirza S.
Srebotnik K.
6-37-64
R64
Hantuchova D.
Peschke K.
6-14-0
Savchuk O.
Sromova H.
2-2
Chakvetadze A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Laine E.
King V.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Santangelo M.
6-16-4
Bardina V.
Yuan M.
6-26-4
Tu M.
Granville L.
6-41-66-2
Jackson J.
Diaz Oliva M.
4-66-26-4
Pennetta F.
Raymond L.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-4
Bondarenko A.
Lisjak I.
6-27-62
Stosur S.
Dechy N.
7-56-4
Frazier A.
Golovin T.
6-37-67
Ivanovic A.
Morigami A.
6-26-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Dulko G.
Peer S.
2-66-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-2
Suarez P.
Safina D.
3-66-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
Mirza S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Bammer S.
Safarova L.
6-46-766-1
Vesnina E.
Groenefeld A.
3-66-36-3
Zvonareva V.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-5