Maria Sharapova vs Kim Clijsters — Madrid Round Robin
Madrid · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 8 November 2006 ·
clay
Sharapova M.6-4 6-4
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
662
Clijsters K.
440
Maria Sharapova defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Maria Sharapova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sharapova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 2-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2006-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-07-31 | San Diego | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2003-10-20 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.5
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
77
Break points saved·Even
79
76
Break points won·Clear edge
98
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast