SF Italian Open 2015

Maria Sharapova #3 def. Daria Saville #78

7-5 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Daria Saville 7-5 6-3 in the 2015 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 16, 2015*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
2015
Category
Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
SF

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaDaria Saville
Aces30
Double faults32
First serve %75.0%70.0%
First serve points won %73.0%55.0%
Second serve points won %93.0%71.0%
Break points saved %50.0%73.0%
Break points converted %27.0%50.0%
Service points won %78.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%22.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%
Match Serve++19.9+1.7
Match Return+-1.7-19.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaDaria Saville
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Mar 5, 1994
Age2821
Height188 cm166 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)378
Ranking points (entering)6,915734
Elo (entering)2,0871,677
Current career W-L601–175159–156
Current career earnings$38,777,962$6,213,083
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova #3 0 – 1 Daria Saville #78

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Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #296-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2015QF
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #736-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2015R16
Jarmila Wolfe #526-2 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2015R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #104-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2015F

Daria Saville's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christina Mchale #656-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2015QF
Timea Bacsinszky #246-4 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2015R16
Ana Ivanovic #75-7 7-6(2) 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2015R32
Belinda Bencic #336-7(2) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2015R64