R32 China Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Sorana Cirstea #29

6-2 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2 in the 2012 China Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaSorana Cirstea
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.5%43.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%55.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.3%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%22.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.9%39.1%
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.
+21.3-5.9
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.
+5.9-21.3

* 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 SharapovaSorana Cirstea
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Apr 7, 1990
Age2522
Height188 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)229
Ranking points (entering)8,4351,571
Elo (entering)2,1281,708
Current career W-L601–175375–350
Current career earnings$38,777,962$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #477-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2012R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Polona Hercog #906-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Arvidsson #416-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2012R64