Kim Clijsters #7 def. Maria Sharapova #15

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

Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2010 Cincinnati Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersMaria Sharapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
08
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
1011
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.0%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.2%68.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.7%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.9%56.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.2%42.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
+1.9+0.8
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.
-0.8-1.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 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
Age2723
Height174 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)715
Ranking points (entering)4,5103,260
Elo (entering)2,1492,064
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
Ana Ivanovic #622-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2010SF
Flavia Pennetta #187-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2010QF
Christina Mchale #1326-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2010R16
Dinara Safina #357-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2010R32

Kim Clijsters's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #256-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2010SF
Marion Bartoli #206-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2010QF
Agnieszka Radwanska #96-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2010R16
Andrea Petkovic #396-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2010R32
Svetlana Kuznetsova #146-4 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 2010R64