QF Australian Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Ekaterina Makarova #56

6-2 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 6-3 in the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaEkaterina Makarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.6%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%55.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%36.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.1%48.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.7%35.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+8.1-7.7
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.
+7.7-8.1

* 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 SharapovaEkaterina Makarova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 7, 1988
Age2423
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)456
Ranking points (entering)6,4401,114
Elo (entering)2,0161,701
Current career W-L601–175252–225
Current career earnings$38,777,962$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sabine Lisicki #153-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2012R16
Angelique Kerber #306-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Jamie Hampton #1446-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Gisela Dulko #686-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #26-2 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2012SF

Ekaterina Makarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #126-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2012R16
Vera Zvonareva #77-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Kaia Kanepi #276-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2012R64
Tamarine Tanasugarn #936-0 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128