H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Maria Sharapova vs Sandra Kloesel H2H: 1-0

Maria Sharapova holds a 1–0 lead over Sandra Kloesel in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Maria Sharapova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2006 Australian Open first round 6-2 6-1.

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Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sandra Kloesel
GER Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #4 6-2 6-1 Sandra Kloesel #91 Match data Jan 18, 2006* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36
Sandra Kloesel #1,064 #87 400 1,515 16 54 22.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Maria Sharapova Sandra Kloesel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0 1996 1–4 20.0% #172 1,487 0 0
2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2 1997 0–2 0.0% #117 1,476 0 0
2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7 1998 2–6 25.0% #177 1,463 0 0
2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10 1999 2–3 40.0% #150 1,489 0 0
2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15 2001 0–1 0.0% #393 1,471 0 0
2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16 2005 2–8 20.0% #101 1,461 0 0
2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19 2006 4–11 26.7% #96 1,475 0 0
2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20 2007 4–13 23.5% #164 1,422 0 0
2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22 2008 1–5 16.7% #158 1,402 0 0
2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24 2009 0–1 0.0% #745 1,391 0 0
2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27 — — — — — — —
2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29 — — — — — — —
2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33 — — — — — — —
2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35 — — — — — — —
2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35 — — — — — — —
2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36 — — — — — — —
2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36 — — — — — — —
2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36 — — — — — — —
2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Maria Sharapova Sandra Kloesel
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0% 1997 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 1999 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2005 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2007 0 6 6 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2008 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0% Career 7 24 31 22.6% 9 26 35 25.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 590/773 of Maria Sharapova's and 22/49 of Sandra Kloesel's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Maria Sharapova Sandra Kloesel
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3% 2005 2/10 1.0 3.5 64.1% 59.9% 48.5% 12.5% 16.7% 55.5% 43.0%
2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1% 2006 7/15 2.3 4.3 68.6% 59.3% 40.2% 56.7% 35.2% 53.2% 35.5%
2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0% 2007 8/17 1.6 4.1 60.2% 55.0% 41.5% 49.7% 45.8% 49.9% 39.1%
2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0% 2008 4/6 1.0 5.3 66.0% 59.5% 32.1% 50.4% 35.6% 50.4% 40.8%
2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0% 2009 1/1 0.0 4.0 71.6% 58.3% 31.6% 50.0% 37.5% 50.7% 39.7%
2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6% Career 22/70 1.6 4.3 64.8% 57.8% 39.6% 48.7% 37.5% 51.6% 38.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Maria Sharapova Sandra Kloesel
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19 1996 1488 100.9 — — — — — +71 — 20.0% -2.40 — — — -0.06
2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00 1997 1477 105.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.09
2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75 1998 1463 110.0 — — — — — +40 — 29.4% -1.59 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.27
2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58 1999 1490 119.9 — — — — +47 — — 40.0% -0.90 — 1–1 — +0.21
2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72 2001 1472 98.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.19
2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40 2005 1461 111.2 +0.22 -0.07 0.967 48.6% +21 0 — 26.1% -1.43 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.58
2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56 2006 1475 113.8 -1.03 -3.16 0.758 44.6% +14 -18 — 32.4% -1.27 3–6 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 -0.63
2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.32 2007 1423 99.6 -3.29 -2.70 0.781 44.4% +2 +26 — 25.7% -1.17 0–3 (0%) 0–5 (0%) 91.9 +0.41
2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 0.00 2008 1403 98.0 -0.92 -0.88 0.823 45.8% — -4 — 21.4% -2.00 1–1 0–1 — +0.04
2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41 2009 1391 97.4 +1.05 +1.22 0.806 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.10
2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78 Career 1515 111.6 -1.62 -2.10 0.798 45.1% +18 +21 — 27.6% -1.48 5–15 (25%) 5–14 (26%) 88.1 -0.20

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.