R16 Roland Garros 2006

Dinara Safina #17 def. Maria Sharapova #4

7-5 2-6 7-5

Dinara Safina defeated Maria Sharapova 7-5 2-6 7-5 in the 2006 Roland Garros fourth round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaMaria Sharapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
87
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.4%71.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
54.4%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.2%31.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
52.9%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
51.3%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%47.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%48.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
-4.6-5.5
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.
+5.4+4.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaMaria Sharapova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Apr 19, 1987
Age2019
Height182 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)174
Ranking points (entering)1,0992,543
Elo (entering)1,9542,154
Current career W-L304–161601–175
Current career earnings$10,585,640$38,777,962
Pre-match H2H

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katarina Srebotnik #286-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2006R32
Hana Sromova #996-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Vera Zvonareva #636-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Svetlana Kuznetsova #106-7(5) 0-6LH2HMatch dataJun 7, 2006QF

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alicia Molik #4896-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2006R32
Iveta Benesova #536-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R64
Mashona Washington #896-2 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2006R128