Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova — WTA Championships Final
WTA Championships · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2012 ·
hard
Williams S.6-4 6-3
Sharapova M.
Williams S.
662
Sharapova M.
430
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 in the WTA Championships final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 18–2. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 19–2.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
18–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2016-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2014-03-17 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-12-30 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-05-06 | Madrid | F | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2013-03-18 | Miami | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2013-02-11 | Doha | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2011-07-25 | Stanford | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2010-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2008-04-14 | Charleston | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 7-5 4-6 6-1 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 7-5 8-6 |
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Maria Sharapova | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
99
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
77
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About