SF Australian Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Petra Kvitova #2

6-2 3-6 6-4

Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the 2012 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaPetra Kvitova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
04
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
104
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%58.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.1%60.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.5%60.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
78.6%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%21.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
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.
+2.8+4.3
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.
-4.3-2.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaPetra Kvitova
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Mar 8, 1990
Age2421
Height188 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)42
Ranking points (entering)6,4407,290
Elo (entering)2,0202,074
Current career W-L601–175515–262
Current career earnings$38,777,962$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Makarova #566-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2012QF
Sabine Lisicki #153-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2012R16
Angelique Kerber #306-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Jamie Hampton #1446-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Gisela Dulko #686-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #13-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2012F

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sara Errani #486-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2012QF
Ana Ivanovic #226-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2012R16
Maria Kirilenko #296-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Carla Suárez Navarro #586-2 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Vera Dushevina #826-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128