QF Roland Garros 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Kaia Kanepi #23

6-2 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-3 in the 2012 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaKaia Kanepi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
05
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%54.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%25.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%41.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.6%42.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
58.3%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
57.6%44.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
-0.4-13.6
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.
+13.6+0.4

* 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 SharapovaKaia Kanepi
Country RUS EST
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 10, 1985
Age2526
Height188 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)223
Ranking points (entering)8,3902,179
Elo (entering)2,1411,883
Current career W-L601–175264–236
Current career earnings$38,777,962$8,492,308
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova #2 0 0 Kaia Kanepi #23

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Klara Koukalova #446-4 6-7(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2012R16
Shuai Peng #306-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2012R32
Ayumi Morita #846-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2012R64
Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #786-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2012R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #46-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 8, 2012SF

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arantxa Rus #886-1 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2012R16
Caroline Wozniacki #96-1 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2012R32
Irina-Camelia Begu #596-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2012R64
Alexandra Panova #746-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2012R128