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Maria Sharapova #18 def. Dinara Safina #108

6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Mar 11, 2011*
Tournament Indian Wells
Category WTA 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Maria Sharapova
Score6-2 6-0
Loser Dinara Safina
StatMaria SharapovaDinara Safina
Aces10
Double faults58
First serve %7560
First serve points won %7948
Second serve points won %1812
Break points saved %040
Break points converted %60100
Service points won %6433
Return points won %6736
Total points won %6535

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaDinara Safina
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Apr 27, 1986
Age2324
Height188182
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18108
Ranking points (entering)2,656621
Elo (entering)1,9631,799
Career W-L596–174299–160
Career earnings$38,777,962$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova 3 3 Dinara Safina

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 10, 2011R32 Aravane Rezai 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 2011R64 Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Maria Sharapova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 12, 2011QF Shuai Peng 6-2 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Dinara Safina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 10, 2011R32 Samantha Stosur 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 2011R64 Daniela Hantuchova 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 8, 2011R128 Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data