SF US Open 2005

Kim Clijsters #4 def. Maria Sharapova #2

6-2 6-7(4) 6-3

Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 in the 2005 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersMaria Sharapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
57
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.8%60.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.7%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%30.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%57.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.1%49.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.1%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.9%41.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+2.4-6.6
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.
+6.6-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKim ClijstersMaria Sharapova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJun 8, 1983Apr 19, 1987
Age2218
Height174 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)42
Ranking points (entering)3,1794,452
Elo (entering)2,2692,171
Current career W-L466–128601–175
Current career earnings$24,545,194$38,777,962
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #104-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2005QF
Maria Vento-Kabchi #726-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2005R16
Ai Sugiyama #336-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2005R32
Fabiola Zuluaga #587-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2005R64
Martina Müller #1356-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2005R128

Kim Clijsters's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mary Pierce #126-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2005F

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Petrova #97-5 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2005QF
Sania Mirza #426-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2005R16
Julia Schruff #876-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2005R32
Dally Randriantefy #486-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2005R64
Eleni Daniilidou #626-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2005R128