SF Birmingham 2003

Shinobu Asagoe #103 def. Maria Sharapova #125

6-2 2-6 7-6(3)

Shinobu Asagoe defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) in the 2003 Birmingham semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 14, 2003*
Tournament: Birmingham
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Shinobu Asagoe	Maria Sharapova
Country	JPN	RUS
Birth date	Jun 28, 1976	Apr 19, 1987
Age	26	16
Height	170 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	103	125
Ranking points (entering)	351	272
Elo (entering)	1,646	1,549
Current career W-L	95–121	601–175
Current career earnings	$1,662,261	$38,777,962

Pre-match H2H

Shinobu Asagoe #103 0 – 0 Maria Sharapova #125

Path

Shinobu Asagoe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Vento-Kabchi #137	4-6 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2003	QF
Els Callens #70	7-6(7) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16
Elena Bovina #22	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2003	R32
Samantha Reeves #112	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2003	R64

Shinobu Asagoe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magdalena Maleeva #13	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2003	F

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elena Dementieva #15	2-6 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2003	QF
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #34	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2003	R16
Nathalie Dechy #24	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2003	R32
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #91	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2003	R64