QF Australian Open 2005

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #5

4-6 6-2 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2005 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.1%46.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.6%53.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.5%42.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
54.5%38.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
53.1%47.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
61.5%45.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.4%46.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.7%47.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.6-8.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.1+2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 27, 1985
Age1719
Height188 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)45
Ranking points (entering)3,5363,526
Elo (entering)2,0852,041
Current career W-L601–175594–323
Current career earnings$38,777,962$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Silvia Farina Elia #194-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2005R16
Na Li #646-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Lindsay Lee-Waters #874-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Sesil Karatantcheva #1106-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #76-2 5-7 6-8LH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005SF

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Dushevina #656-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2005R16
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #1016-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2005R32
Marion Bartoli #396-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2005R64
Jessica Kirkland #2396-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128