Maria Sharapova #5 def. Elena Dementieva #8

6-1 6-2

Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2 in the 2006 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SharapovaElena Dementieva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
81.8%73.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.2%43.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%23.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%56.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.2%38.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
43.8%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
61.9%41.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
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.
+2.2-17.9
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.
+17.8-2.3

* 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

FieldMaria SharapovaElena Dementieva
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateApr 19, 1987Oct 14, 1981
Age1824
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)58
Ranking points (entering)2,5742,043
Elo (entering)2,1442,005
Current career W-L601–175483–245
Current career earnings$38,777,962$14,867,437
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #326-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006SF
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #186-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006QF
Shahar Peer #357-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2006R16
Lisa Raymond #686-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Jamea Jackson #906-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64

Maria Sharapova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #32-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006SF
Ana Ivanovic #192-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006QF
Na Li #706-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2006R16
Sania Mirza #455-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Anastasiya Yakimova #1046-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64