Justine Henin vs Maria Sharapova | Justine Henin Wins 5-7 7-5 6-3

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MadridFinalClaySun 11 NovFinal

Justine HeninBEL

Maria SharapovaRUS

SetsGames2

576

753

Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3 in the Madrid final on clay. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Match story: Justine Henin dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 5–7 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Henin J. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

13 shared · last 12 months

Henin J. and Sharapova M. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Henin J. went 27–3 (90%) against them, Sharapova M. 14–8 (64%). Henin J. came out better against 6 of 13 comparable opponents, Sharapova M. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

27–390%Henin J. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents14–864%Sharapova M. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

57–16Sets32–20

404–262Games246–217

4–1Tiebreaks2–0

10–3Deciding sets5–3

vs Zvonareva V.#294W6-3 6-2Miami · hardL6-4 5-7 1-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Williams V.#599W7-6 6-4US Open · hardL1-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Ivanovic A.W6-4 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpetW6-1 6-2WTA Tour Championships · carpet

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vs Williams S.L6-0 5-7 3-6Miami · hardL1-6 1-6Miami · hard
vs Loit E.W3-6 6-2 6-2Paris · carpetW6-3 7-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Paszek T.W7-5 6-1Roland Garros · clayW6-3 4-6 6-2Birmingham · grass
vs Chakvetadze A.W6-1 7-6WTA Tour Championships · carpetW6-2 6-2Madrid · clay
vs Golovin T.W2-6 6-2 6-1Stuttgart · clayW6-0 6-3San Diego · hard
vs Kuznetsova S.W6-1 6-3US Open · hardW5-7 6-2 6-2Madrid · clay
vs Schnyder P.W6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grassW3-6 6-4 9-7Roland Garros · clay
vs Jankovic J.W6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clayL6-4 3-6 5-7Birmingham · grass
vs Bartoli M.L6-1 5-7 1-6Wimbledon · grassW7-5 6-0Birmingham · grass
vs Radwanska A.W6-4 6-1Eastbourne · grassL4-6 6-1 2-6US Open · hard

Head-to-head

8 meetings · Henin J. leads 6–2

Clay: Henin J. leads 3–0 · Hard: level 2–2 · Grass: Henin J. leads 1–0

Henin J.November 2007MadridThis matchClay5-7 7-5 6-3
Henin J.November 2006MadridClay6-2 7-6(5)
Sharapova M.August 2006US OpenHard6-4 6-4
Henin J.February 2006DubaiHard7-5 6-2
Henin J.January 2006Australian OpenHard4-6 6-1 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Henin J.Sharapova M.2 248ELO2 0152 035Clay ELO2 0258–2Last 103–725Age20167 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Justine Henin beat Maria Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3. Umpiry, "Justine Henin vs Maria Sharapova — Madrid Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-11-11/henin-vs-sharapova-madrid-f?utm_source=cite (as of 11 November 2007).