Justine Henin vs Maria Sharapova — Madrid Semi-final
Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 11 November 2006 ·
clay
Henin J.6-2 7-6
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
6772
Sharapova M.
2650
Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 7-6 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
8–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-11-11 | Madrid | F | clay | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-02-20 | Dubai | F | hard | Justine Henin | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
88
Break points saved·Even
71
74
Break points won·Slight edge
91
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
97
Tiebreaks·Even
78
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast