Maria Sharapova vs Kim Clijsters — WTA Tour Championships Round Robin
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2006 ·
carpet
Sharapova M.6-4 6-4
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
662
Clijsters K.
440
Maria Sharapova defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round-robin. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 2-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2006-07-31 | San Diego | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2003-10-20 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
79
Break points saved·Even
77
76
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
77
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
67
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About