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

Date: Jan 26, 2006*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Maria Sharapova	Nadia Petrova
Aces	4	2
Double faults	8	12
First serve %	57.0%	47.0%
First serve points won %	64.0%	63.0%
Second serve points won %	47.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	56.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	44.0%
Service points won %	57.0%	49.0%
Return points won %	51.0%	43.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Maria Sharapova	Nadia Petrova
Country	RUS	RUS
Birth date	Apr 19, 1987	Jun 8, 1982
Age	18	23
Height	188 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	7
Ranking points (entering)	2,780	1,936
Elo (entering)	2,110	1,971
Current career W-L	601–175	444–278
Current career earnings	$38,777,962	$12,466,924

Pre-match H2H

Maria Sharapova #4 3 – 1 Nadia Petrova #7

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniela Hantuchova #17	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2006	R16
Jelena Kostanic Tosic #71	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2006	R32
Ashley Harkleroad #107	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2006	R64
Sandra Kloesel #91	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justine Henin #6	6-4 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2006	SF

Nadia Petrova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elena Vesnina #100	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2006	R16
Maria Elena Camerin #113	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2006	R32
Martina Müller #109	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2006	R64
Sophie Ferguson #222	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128