R32 Roland Garros 2006

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Alicia Molik #489

6-0 7-5

Maria Sharapova defeated Alicia Molik 6-0 7-5 in the 2006 Roland Garros third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaAlicia Molik
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.8%53.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.0%59.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.9%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.2%43.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.7%31.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.5%38.5%
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.
+12.2-12.6
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.
+12.6-12.3

* 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

FieldMaria SharapovaAlicia Molik
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jan 27, 1981
Age1925
Height188 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4489
Ranking points (entering)2,54330
Elo (entering)2,1511,761
Current career W-L601–175156–164
Current career earnings$38,777,962$3,185,805
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova #4 3 1 Alicia Molik #489

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iveta Benesova #536-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Mashona Washington #896-2 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #175-7 6-2 5-7LH2HMatch dataJun 5, 2006R16

Alicia Molik's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anda Perianu #1773-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Antonella Serra Zanetti #837-5 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128