SF China Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Na Li #8

6-4 6-0

Maria Sharapova defeated Na Li 6-4 6-0 in the 2012 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 6, 2012*
Tournament: China Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Maria Sharapova	Na Li
Aces	3	0
Double faults	5	4
First serve %	59.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	69.0%	49.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	36.0%
Break points saved %	83.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	17.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	44.0%
Return points won %	56.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Maria Sharapova	Na Li
Country	RUS	CHN
Birth date	Apr 19, 1987	Feb 26, 1982
Age	25	30
Height	188 cm	172 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	8,435	4,650
Elo (entering)	2,143	2,006
Current career W-L	601–175	338–159
Current career earnings	$38,777,962	$16,709,074

Pre-match H2H

Maria Sharapova #2 7 – 4 Na Li #8

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Angelique Kerber #6	6-0 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2012	QF
Polona Hercog #90	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2012	R16
Sorana Cirstea #29	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2012	R32
Simona Halep #47	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2012	R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #1	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 2012	F

Na Li's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agnieszka Radwanska #3	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 2012	QF
Shuai Peng #49	4-6 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2012	R16
Nadia Petrova #14	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2012	R32
Francesca Schiavone #33	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2012	R64