SF WTA Finals 2006

Justine Henin #3 def. Maria Sharapova #2

6-2 7-6(5)

Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2006 WTA Finals 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
Age2419
Height167 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)32
Ranking points (entering)3,4733,532
Elo (entering)2,2602,254
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
Nadia Petrova #56-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2006RR
Martina Hingis #76-2 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2006RR

Justine Henin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #16-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 2006F

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Svetlana Kuznetsova #46-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2006RR
Elena Dementieva #86-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2006RR
Kim Clijsters #66-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2006RR