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Maria Sharapova #2 def. Samantha Stosur #5

6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5

Match Information

Date Apr 28, 2012*
Tournament Stuttgart
Category WTA 500
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Maria Sharapova
Score6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5
Loser Samantha Stosur
StatMaria SharapovaSamantha Stosur
Aces107
Double faults60
First serve %6778
First serve points won %7569
Second serve points won %5657
Break points saved %7571
Break points converted %2925
Service points won %6967
Return points won %3331
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaSamantha Stosur
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Mar 30, 1984
Age2528
Height188175
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25
Ranking points (entering)7,9305,825
Elo (entering)2,0481,949
Career W-L596–174451–335
Career earnings$38,777,962$20,070,126
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova 9 1 Samantha Stosur

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 2012R16 Alizé Cornet 6-3 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Maria Sharapova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 2012SF Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data

Samantha Stosur's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 2012R16 Julia Goerges 6-2 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 2012R32 Shuai Peng 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data