SF Miami Open 2005

Maria Sharapova #3 def. Venus Williams #9

6-4 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 in the 2005 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 28, 2005*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Maria Sharapova	Venus Williams
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Apr 19, 1987	Jun 17, 1980
Age	17	24
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	9
Ranking points (entering)	4,662	2,520
Elo (entering)	2,168	2,097
Current career W-L	601–175	782–299
Current career earnings	$38,777,962	$43,194,440

Pre-match H2H

Maria Sharapova #3 1 – 0 Venus Williams #9

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justine Henin #40	6-1 6-7(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2005	QF
Shinobu Asagoe #26	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2005	R16
Marissa Irvin #85	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2005	R32
Eleni Daniilidou #58	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 2005	R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kim Clijsters #38	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 2005	F

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #4	6-1 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2005	QF
Catalina Castano #111	6-4 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2005	R16
Fabiola Zuluaga #30	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2005	R32
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #44	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 2005	R64