Maria Sharapova vs Flavia Pennetta — WTA Finals Round Robin

WTA Finals · WTA · Round Robin
RUS3
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2015
hard
ITA7
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Sharapova M.
7-5 6-1
Pennetta F.
Sharapova M.
762
Pennetta F.
510

Maria Sharapova defeated Flavia Pennetta 7-5 6-1 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardFlavia Pennetta3-6 6-3 6-2
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 3-6 6-4
2009-08-03Los AngelesSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-2 4-6 6-3
2006-06-26WimbledonR16grassMaria Sharapova7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
2004-03-10Indian WellsR64hardMaria Sharapova6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sharapova M.

Serve advantage — Sharapova M.

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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
69
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
78

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[5]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[4]
Sharapova M.[3]
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.[2]
6-756-37-5
Round Robin
Sharapova M.[3]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Radwanska A.[5]
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Pennetta F.[7]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[7]
Radwanska A.[5]
7-656-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-44-67-5
Muguruza G.[2]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Safarova L.[8]
6-37-64
Safarova L.[8]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-27-63
Halep S.[1]
Pennetta F.[7]
6-06-3
Radwanska A.[5]
Halep S.[1]
7-656-1
Kvitova P.[4]
Safarova L.[8]
7-57-5