Maria Sharapova vs Simona Halep — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Sharapova M.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Halep S.
Sharapova M.
6462
Halep S.
4631

Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Maria Sharapova extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sharapova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeSFclaySimona Halep4-6 6-1 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR16hardSimona Halep6-2 6-2
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiQFhardMaria Sharapova3-6 6-4 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosFclayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-7(5) 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.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 197). 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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Keys M.[15]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Keys M.[15]
Vandeweghe C.[20]
6-16-2
Stephens S.
Williams V.[9]
6-10-67-5
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-646-3
Stephens S.
Sevastova A.[16]
6-33-67-64
Keys M.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Williams V.[9]
Kvitova P.[13]
6-33-67-62
R16
Pliskova K.[1]
Brady J.
6-16-0
Keys M.[15]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-621-66-4
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-1
Stephens S.
Goerges J.[30]
6-33-66-1
Sevastova A.[16]
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Safarova L.
6-47-62
Kvitova P.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-636-3
R32
Pliskova K.[1]
Zhang S.[27]
3-67-56-4
Brady J.
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Radwanska A.[10]
7-54-66-4
Safarova L.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Keys M.[15]
Vesnina E.[17]
2-66-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Osaka N.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-13-66-3
Kvitova P.[13]
Garcia C.[18]
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[30]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[16]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kenin S.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Barty A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
R64
Pliskova K.[1]
Gibbs N.
2-66-36-4
Brady J.
Strycova B.[23]
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[10]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Jabeur O.
7-666-2
Safarova L.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-2
Nara K.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-33-66-3
Rogers S.
Saville D.[25]
7-664-67-65
Vesnina E.[17]
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Allertova D.
6-34-67-5
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-26-756-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.[29]
4-67-646-2
Williams V.[9]
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[18]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Duan Y.
6-46-0
Krunic A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.[30]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Sasnovich A.
6-17-67
Vekic D.
Peng S.[22]
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Babos T.
6-746-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Sakkari M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Vickery S.
6-34-67-60
Sevastova A.[16]
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-25-76-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Rodina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.[27]
Ozaki R.
6-06-3
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
6-23-66-3
R128
Gibbs N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-01-66-1
Strycova B.[23]
Doi M.
6-16-3
Brady J.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-1
Bogdan A.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[10]
Martic P.
6-47-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Kontaveit A.[26]
6-756-16-4
Nara K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-06-756-3
Rodina E.
Bouchard E.
7-626-1
Rogers S.
Day K.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[25]
Kiick A.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[17]
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Flipkens K.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Kratzer A.
6-16-1
Keys M.[15]
Mertens E.
6-37-66
Ostapenko J.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
6-21-66-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-776-26-3
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tsurenko L.[28]
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
0-66-46-2
Allertova D.
Peterson R.
6-27-65
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Buzarnescu M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Soylu I.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.[24]
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Jankovic J.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Zaja A.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[18]
Martincova T.
6-06-1
Rybarikova M.[31]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Eguchi M.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Konjuh A.[21]
4-66-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cepelova J.
6-756-36-2
Sevastova A.[16]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
Baindl K.
Begu I.
6-27-67
Vekic D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-1
Kenin S.
Davis L.[32]
7-57-5
Sharapova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-44-66-3
Babos T.
Golubic V.
7-55-77-5
Jabeur O.
Minor B.
6-17-5
Goerges J.[30]
Beck A.
6-16-0
Duan Y.
Liu C.
7-687-63
Peng S.[22]
Hesse A.
6-46-1
Ozaki R.
Lao D.
6-36-757-65
Stephens S.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-3
Zhang S.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-746-36-0
Putintseva Y.
Zhuk S.
7-636-3
Williams V.[9]
Hruncakova V.
6-33-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Bellis C.
6-34-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-47-62
Vickery S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.[1]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Lucic M.[29]
Puig M.
6-46-747-64
Dodin O.
Parmentier P.
3-66-07-66
Krunic A.
Konta J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Zheng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-43-66-1