Maria Sharapova vs Simona Halep — Roland Garros Final

Roland Garros · WTA · Final
RUS7
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2014
clay
ROU4
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Sharapova M.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Halep S.
Sharapova M.
66562
Halep S.
47741

Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Roland Garros final on clay. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's final. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeSFclaySimona Halep4-6 6-1 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR16hardSimona Halep6-2 6-2
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMaria Sharapova6-4 4-6 6-3
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiQFhardMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-4
2014-05-05MadridFclayMaria Sharapova1-6 6-2 6-3
2012-10-01BeijingR64hardMaria Sharapova7-5 7-5
2012-03-05Indian WellsR32hardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Baseline 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 season
Sharapova M.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
89
Break points saved·Even
89
87
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[7]
Halep S.[4]
6-46-756-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Bouchard E.[18]
4-67-56-2
Halep S.[4]
Petkovic A.[28]
6-27-64
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[7]
Muguruza G.
1-67-56-1
Halep S.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-26-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Errani S.[10]
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
7-642-67-5
R16
Sharapova M.[7]
Stosur S.[19]
3-66-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.[18]
Kerber A.[8]
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Safarova L.[23]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Jankovic J.[6]
7-656-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Bertens K.
1-66-27-5
Muguruza G.
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Halep S.[4]
Stephens S.
6-46-3
R32
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Ormaechea P.
6-06-0
Tomljanovic A.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Townsend T.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Kerber A.[8]
Hantuchova D.[31]
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-736-19-7
Halep S.[4]
Torro Flor M.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Makarova K.[22]
6-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Glushko J.
6-06-1
Bertens K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Mladenovic K.
6-44-66-4
Parmentier P.
Barthel M.
1-66-17-5
Stosur S.[19]
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-4
Safarova L.[23]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-36-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-2
R64
Bertens K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
5-76-43-0
Muguruza G.
Williams S.[1]
6-26-2
Schmiedlova A.
Williams V.[29]
2-66-36-4
Parmentier P.
Shvedova Y.
1-66-36-3
Cibulkova D.[9]
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Ormaechea P.
Niculescu M.
2-67-56-2
Sharapova M.[7]
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Bacsinszky T.
7-51-66-4
Larsson J.
Pennetta F.[12]
5-76-46-2
Bouchard E.[18]
Goerges J.
2-66-26-1
Hantuchova D.[31]
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Kvitova P.[5]
Erakovic M.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Giorgi C.
7-656-3
Safarova L.[23]
Dellacqua C.
6-15-76-3
Makarova K.[22]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Torro Flor M.
Rybarikova M.
6-22-66-2
Halep S.[4]
Watson H.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Nara K.
7-56-0
Glushko J.
Flipkens K.[21]
6-43-66-4
Errani S.[10]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[28]
Voegele S.
6-24-66-2
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Barthel M.
Lisicki S.[16]
6-13-0
Stephens S.
Hercog P.
6-16-3
Tomljanovic A.
Vesnina E.[32]
7-666-2
Townsend T.
Cornet A.[20]
6-44-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Svitolina E.[7]
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Pereira T.
6-27-5
R128
Pennetta F.[12]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
5-0
Williams S.[1]
Lim A.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.
Min G.
7-57-66
Parmentier P.
Vinci R.[17]
3-66-36-2
Shvedova Y.
Davis L.
3-67-56-4
Lisicki S.[16]
Ferro F.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.[9]
Razzano V.
7-56-0
Paszek T.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-27-65
Meusburger Y.
Hesse A.
3-66-36-4
Stosur S.[19]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Kanepi K.[25]
5-76-36-1
Ormaechea P.
Oprandi R.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Beck A.
6-756-36-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Vesnina E.[32]
Mchale C.
7-604-66-3
Townsend T.
King V.
7-56-1
Bouchard E.[18]
Peer S.
6-06-2
Feuerstein C.
Govortsova O.
6-17-5
Lepchenko V.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Piter K.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Erakovic M.
Kichenok N.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Shapatava S.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[23]
Minella M.
6-37-5
Dellacqua C.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Garcia C.
6-16-3
Hercog P.
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Vandeweghe C.
Benesova I.
7-666-2
Makarova K.[22]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Torro Flor M.
Koukalova K.[30]
7-646-2
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Kleybanova A.
6-06-2
Pereira T.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-16-1
Flipkens K.[21]
Kovinic D.
7-666-2
Glushko J.
Vekic D.
7-52-66-4
Pfizenmaier D.
Cabeza Candela E.
4-66-36-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Bertens K.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Date Krumm K.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[28]
Doi M.
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Friedsam A.
6-737-56-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
7-626-3
Mladenovic K.
Li N.[2]
7-53-66-1
Wickmayer Y.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-654-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Zheng J.
6-726-36-4
Tomljanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
4-66-43-0
Cornet A.[20]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Fichman S.
5-76-16-3
Nara K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-4
Hantuchova D.[31]
Jaksic J.
2-66-26-4
Sharapova M.[7]
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Beygelzimer Y.
7-57-5
Larsson J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Bacsinszky T.
Zanevska M.
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Peng S.
6-47-68
Goerges J.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Knapp K.
6-46-0
Williams V.[29]
Bencic B.[11]
6-46-1
Pliskova K.[20]
Johansson M.
6-17-65
Cirstea S.[18]
Wozniak A.
6-737-56-2
Errani S.[10]
Keys M.[19]
7-53-66-1