SF US Open 2006

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Amélie Mauresmo #1

6-0 4-6 6-0

Maria Sharapova defeated Amélie Mauresmo 6-0 4-6 6-0 in the 2006 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaAmélie Mauresmo
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.8%65.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.4%54.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%31.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.3%46.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.1%31.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.6%39.4%
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.
+12.3-9.1
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.
+9.0-12.3

* 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 SharapovaAmélie Mauresmo
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jul 5, 1979
Age1927
Height188 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)41
Ranking points (entering)2,7393,470
Elo (entering)2,1602,185
Current career W-L601–175463–185
Current career earnings$38,777,962$15,022,476
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatiana Golovin #267-6(4) 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2006QF
Na Li #226-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2006R16
Elena Likhovtseva #356-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2006R32
Emilie Loit #676-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2006R64
Michaella Krajicek #366-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2006R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #26-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2006F

Amélie Mauresmo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #136-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2006QF
Serena Williams #916-4 0-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2006R16
Mara Santangelo #376-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2006R32
Meghann Shaughnessy #476-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2006R64
Kristina Barrois #1316-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2006R128