SF Qatar Open 2013

Serena Williams #2 def. Maria Sharapova #3

6-3 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-2 in the 2013 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%63.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%62.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.5%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%30.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+13.6+0.6
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.
-0.6-13.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsMaria Sharapova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 19, 1987
Age3125
Height175 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)9,9709,545
Elo (entering)2,2842,170
Current career W-L837–172601–175
Current career earnings$94,948,662$38,777,962
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #83-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2013QF
Urszula Radwanska #376-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2013R16
Daria Saville #1606-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2013R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #16-7(6) 6-2 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2013F

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #96-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2013QF
Klara Koukalova #246-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2013R16
Caroline Garcia #1726-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2013R32