Venus Williams #3 def. Maria Sharapova #62

6-2 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the 2009 Bank of the West Classic quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsMaria Sharapova
Aces30
Double faults38
First serve %49.0%55.0%
First serve points won %62.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %63.0%25.0%
Break points saved %80.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%20.0%
Service points won %62.0%45.0%
Return points won %55.0%38.0%
Total points won %58.0%42.0%

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsMaria Sharapova
Country USA RUS
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Apr 19, 1987
Age2922
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)362
Ranking points (entering)6,617970
Elo (entering)2,0972,081
Current career W-L782–299601–175
Current career earnings$43,194,440$38,777,962
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alla Kudryavtseva #1006-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2009R16
Stéphanie Dubois #1066-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Dementieva #46-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2009SF

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Petrova #106-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2009R16
Ai Sugiyama #576-4 6-7(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32