R16 Pan Pacific Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Lucie Safarova #17

6-2 7-6(5)

Maria Sharapova defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2012 Pan Pacific Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
68
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.6%58.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
55.6%51.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
35.3%32.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
54.5%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
50.0%43.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%45.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.8%50.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
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.
-5.9-12.7
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.
+12.7+5.9

* 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 SharapovaLucie Safarova
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Feb 4, 1987
Age2525
Height188 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)217
Ranking points (entering)8,4352,210
Elo (entering)2,1471,813
Current career W-L601–175354–273
Current career earnings$38,777,962$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Heather Watson #786-7(7) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2012R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #94-6 6-7(10)LH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2012QF

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Klara Koukalova #29(w/o)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2012R32
Tsvetana Pironkova #446-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2012R64