SF Roland Garros 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Petra Kvitova #4

6-3 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-3 in the 2012 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaPetra Kvitova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
78.6%61.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
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.
+10.1-5.9
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.
+5.9-10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaPetra Kvitova
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Mar 8, 1990
Age2522
Height188 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)24
Ranking points (entering)8,3906,275
Elo (entering)2,1461,999
Current career W-L601–175515–262
Current career earnings$38,777,962$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kaia Kanepi #236-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2012QF
Klara Koukalova #446-4 6-7(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2012R16
Shuai Peng #306-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2012R32
Ayumi Morita #846-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2012R64
Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #786-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2012R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sara Errani #246-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2012F

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yaroslava Shvedova #1423-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2012QF
Varvara Lepchenko #636-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2012R16
Nina Bratchikova #1096-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2012R32
Urszula Radwanska #796-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2012R64
Ashleigh Barty #3326-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2012R128