R32 Birmingham 2003

Maria Sharapova #125 def. Nathalie Dechy #24

6-3 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-3 6-2 in the 2003 Birmingham round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 12, 2003*
Tournament: Birmingham
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Maria Sharapova	Nathalie Dechy
Country	RUS	FRA
Birth date	Apr 19, 1987	Feb 21, 1979
Age	16	24
Height	188 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	125	24
Ranking points (entering)	272	1,229
Elo (entering)	1,467	1,857
Current career W-L	601–175	293–272
Current career earnings	$38,777,962	$4,281,064

Pre-match H2H

Maria Sharapova #125 0 – 0 Nathalie Dechy #24

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #91	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2003	R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #34	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16

Nathalie Dechy's path

No prior matches in this tournament.