SF Australian Open 2006

Justine Henin #6 def. Maria Sharapova #4

4-6 6-1 6-4

Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the 2006 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJustine HeninMaria Sharapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.8%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%51.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.8%51.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.5%51.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.4%42.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
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.
+1.5-4.3
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.
+4.3-1.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJustine HeninMaria Sharapova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJun 1, 1982Apr 19, 1987
Age2318
Height167 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)64
Ranking points (entering)2,0862,780
Elo (entering)2,2522,120
Current career W-L448–102601–175
Current career earnings$20,863,335$38,777,962
Pre-match H2H

Path

Justine Henin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lindsay Davenport #12-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2006QF
Virginia Ruano Pascual #1046-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Virginie Razzano #546-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Hana Sromova #927-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Marta Domachowska #606-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Justine Henin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #31-6 0-2 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2006F

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Petrova #77-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2006QF
Daniela Hantuchova #176-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Jelena Kostanic Tosic #716-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Ashley Harkleroad #1076-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Sandra Kloesel #916-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128