SF Australian Open 2007

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Kim Clijsters #5

6-4 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-2 in the 2007 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaKim Clijsters
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
71
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
85
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%55.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.7%44.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.2%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%41.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+2.2-6.0
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.
+6.0-2.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaKim Clijsters
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 8, 1983
Age1923
Height188 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25
Ranking points (entering)3,5322,441
Elo (entering)2,2502,201
Current career W-L601–175466–128
Current career earnings$38,777,962$24,545,194
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anna Chakvetadze #137-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2007QF
Vera Zvonareva #247-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2007R16
Tathiana Garbin #336-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2007R32
Anastasia Rodionova #1006-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2007R64
Camille Pin #626-3 4-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2007R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #811-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2007F

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #73-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2007QF
Daniela Hantuchova #186-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2007R16
Alona Bondarenko #346-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2007R32
Akiko Morigami #866-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2007R64
Vasilisa Bardina #486-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2007R128