F Italian Open 2012

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Na Li #9

4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Maria Sharapova defeated Na Li 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2012 Italian Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaNa Li
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
105
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.9%67.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%61.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.9%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.1%56.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.8%43.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
+0.1+0.3
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.
-0.3-0.1

* 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 SharapovaNa Li
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Feb 26, 1982
Age2530
Height188 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)29
Ranking points (entering)7,6104,405
Elo (entering)2,1251,955
Current career W-L601–175338–159
Current career earnings$38,777,962$16,709,074
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sharapova #2 6 4 Na Li #9

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Angelique Kerber #116-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2012SF
Venus Williams #636-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2012QF
Ana Ivanovic #157-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2012R16
Christina Mchale #367-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2012R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Na Li's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #6(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2012SF
Dominika Cibulkova #176-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2012QF
Chanelle Scheepers #507-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2012R16
Iveta Benesova #516-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2012R32