SF Australian Open 2015

Maria Sharapova #2 def. Ekaterina Makarova #11

6-3 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-2 in the 2015 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaEkaterina Makarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
70
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.2%67.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.2%56.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%35.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%49.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.8%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.8%41.2%
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.
+9.0-9.1
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.
+9.1-9.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SharapovaEkaterina Makarova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Jun 7, 1988
Age2726
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)211
Ranking points (entering)7,3352,970
Elo (entering)2,1431,898
Current career W-L601–175252–225
Current career earnings$38,777,962$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eugenie Bouchard #76-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2015QF
Shuai Peng #226-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2015R16
Zarina Diyas #316-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2015R32
Alexandra Panova #1506-1 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2015R64
Petra Martic #1846-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2015R128

Maria Sharapova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #13-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2015F

Ekaterina Makarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #36-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2015QF
Julia Goerges #736-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2015R16
Karolina Pliskova #206-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2015R32
Roberta Vinci #456-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2015R64
An-Sophie Mestach #1026-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2015R128