Simona Halep vs Maria Sharapova — Beijing Round of 16
Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
Halep S.6-2 6-2
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
662
Sharapova M.
220
Simona Halep defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 7–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped just 4 games past Maria Sharapova.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | SF | clay | Simona Halep | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-10-25 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-10-01 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2012-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
6.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
73
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Kasatkina D.
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[9]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[12]
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Garcia C.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-757-57-66
R16
Halep S.[2]
Sharapova M.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Radwanska A.[11]
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Pliskova K.[4]
6-17-5
Ostapenko J.[9]
Peng S.
3-0
Svitolina E.[3]
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Kvitova P.[12]
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-16-4
Garcia C.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Saville D.
6-06-4
R32
Svitolina E.[3]
Barty A.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Duan Y.
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[11]
Zhang S.
7-57-5
Pliskova K.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-46-4
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Kerber A.[10]
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[12]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Arruabarrena L.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Rybarikova M.
6-12-1
Saville D.
Vandeweghe C.[14]
6-32-0
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-44-66-1
Cirstea S.
Mchale C.
7-646-0
Ostapenko J.[9]
Stosur S.
6-37-5
Garcia C.
Mertens E.
7-646-4
R64
Wozniacki C.[5]
Wang Q.
6-16-746-1
Niculescu M.
Konta J.[6]
6-16-2
Mertens E.
Cibulkova D.[8]
7-646-1
Cornet A.
Wang Y.
6-37-5
Duan Y.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Davis L.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
5-76-46-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.[11]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-4
Kasatkina D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-656-1
Arruabarrena L.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-727-56-1
Petkovic A.
Bertens K.
6-46-0
Mchale C.
Stephens S.[15]
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Linette M.
6-00-0
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[1]
6-12-0
Kvitova P.[12]
Pliskova K.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[10]
Osaka N.
6-27-5
Halep S.[2]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-66-2
Vandeweghe C.[14]
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Peng S.
Rogers S.
7-633-67-5
Rybarikova M.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Sevastova A.[16]
7-635-77-67
Saville D.
Kontaveit A.
7-57-5
Goerges J.
Brengle M.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Barthel M.
7-646-1