Maria Sharapova vs Anett Kontaveit — Stuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Sharapova M.
6-3 6-4
Kontaveit A.
Sharapova M.
662
Kontaveit A.
340

Maria Sharapova defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Maria Sharapova claimed a first win over Anett Kontaveit in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardAnett Kontaveit4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sharapova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharapova M.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
82
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Even
94
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
90
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-67-65
Semi-finals
Siegemund L.
Halep S.[4]
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Sharapova M.
3-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-2
Siegemund L.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-635-76-3
Halep S.[4]
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
R16
Halep S.[4]
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.
Konta J.[6]
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Muguruza G.[5]
2-67-616-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[2]
Vandeweghe C.
7-626-4
Siegemund L.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
R32
Vandeweghe C.
Ostapenko J.
7-637-63
Siegemund L.
Zhang S.
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Bertens K.
6-35-76-3
Konta J.[6]
Osaka N.
7-653-66-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
Kontaveit A.
Konjuh A.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Kasatkina D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Strycova B.
Brady J.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Stosur S.
6-14-66-3
Makarova K.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-26-4