Maria Sharapova vs Justine Henin — US Open Final
US Open · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2006 ·
hard
Sharapova M.6-4 6-4
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
662
Henin J.
440
Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4 6-4 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-11-11 | Madrid | F | clay | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Justine Henin | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-11-11 | Madrid | SF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-02-20 | Dubai | F | hard | Justine Henin | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-1 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.5
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
73
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
85
Tiebreaks·Even
76
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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