QF Birmingham 2006

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Mara Santangelo #39

6-2 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Mara Santangelo 6-2 6-2 in the 2006 Birmingham quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaMara Santangelo
Aces90
Double faults51
First serve %68.0%67.0%
First serve points won %79.0%52.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%56.0%
Break points saved %100.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%0.0%
Service points won %70.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%30.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%
Match Serve++14.0-2.9
Match Return++2.9-14.1

* 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 SharapovaMara Santangelo
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 28, 1981
Age1924
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)439
Ranking points (entering)2,345560
Elo (entering)2,1351,707
Current career W-L601–17574–94
Current career earnings$38,777,962$1,691,518
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #326-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Ahsha Rolle #1436-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jamea Jackson #814-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2006SF

Mara Santangelo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #227-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Elena Vesnina #636-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32
Emma Laine #646-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2006R64