Elena Dementieva vs Maria Sharapova — Los Angeles Semi-final
Los Angeles · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2006
hard
Dementieva E.7-5 6-2
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
762
Sharapova M.
52–
Elena Dementieva defeated Maria Sharapova 7-5 6-2 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
2–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-26 | Stanford | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2007-08-06 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2004-10-18 | Zurich | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2003-09-15 | Shanghai | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2003-06-09 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Maria Sharapova | 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.2
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
87
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
92
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
73
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-66
Williams S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-746-16-4
Dementieva E.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-16-1
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
6-26-4
R16
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mattek Sands B.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Peer S.
7-56-3
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-27-62
Sharapova M.
Bartoli M.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
1-66-36-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Santangelo M.
7-647-5
Hantuchova D.
Raymond L.
7-626-2
Stosur S.
Davenport L.
6-746-46-3
Jankovic J.
Safarova L.
7-646-4
Sharapova M.
Rodionova A.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Craybas J.
6-26-0
Granville L.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-16-1
Safina D.
King V.
1-67-56-2
Dementieva E.
Schruff J.
6-27-5
Peer S.
Suarez P.
6-26-3
Bondarenko A.
Chakvetadze A.
6-34-67-5
Mattek Sands B.
Pennetta F.
6-42-67-5
Groenefeld A.
Morigami A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Shaughnessy M.
Vesnina E.
7-646-3
R64
Vesnina E.
Bardina V.
6-25-2
King V.
Beltrame S.
6-13-3
Diaz Oliva M.
Osterloh L.
7-647-64
Ivanovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
6-27-63
Santangelo M.
Rolle A.
6-36-1
Morigami A.
Savchuk O.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Peschke K.
6-46-4
Bondarenko A.
Sromova H.
7-637-5
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Harkleroad A.
Yuan M.
6-47-64
Peer S.
Peng S.
6-16-0
Suarez P.
Domachowska M.
3-66-46-2
Raymond L.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Stevenson A.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Kostanic Tosic J.
3-66-46-1
Schruff J.
Poutchek T.
5-76-36-3
Granville L.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Haynes A.
6-26-2
Craybas J.
Frazier A.
6-26-4
Rodionova A.
Czink M.
4-66-37-5
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Dechy N.
4-66-46-4