QF Australian Open 2006

Maria Sharapova #4 def. Nadia Petrova #7

7-6(6) 6-4

Maria Sharapova defeated Nadia Petrova 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 2006 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaNadia Petrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
812
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.8%46.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.3%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.9%37.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.8%49.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.6%43.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
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.
+0.8-6.6
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.
+6.5-0.8

* 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 SharapovaNadia Petrova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 8, 1982
Age1823
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)47
Ranking points (entering)2,7801,936
Elo (entering)2,1101,971
Current career W-L601–175444–278
Current career earnings$38,777,962$12,466,924
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #176-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Jelena Kostanic Tosic #716-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Ashley Harkleroad #1076-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Sandra Kloesel #916-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #66-4 1-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2006SF

Nadia Petrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Vesnina #1006-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2006R16
Maria Elena Camerin #1136-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2006R32
Martina Müller #1096-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2006R64
Sophie Ferguson #2226-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128