Jelena Jankovic vs Maria Sharapova — Birmingham Final
Birmingham · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2007 ·
grass
Jankovic J.4-6 6-3 7-5
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
4672
Sharapova M.
6351
Jelena Jankovic defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Birmingham final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending last year's semi-final. Jelena Jankovic claimed a first win over Maria Sharapova in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jelena Jankovic dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sharapova 4–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
0–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Maria Sharapova | 0-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-03-18 | Miami | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011-08-15 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | F | hard | Maria Sharapova | 5-2 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2005-06-06 | Birmingham | F | grass | Maria Sharapova | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2004-09-20 | Beijing | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 5-2 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-0 6-7 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
52
88
Break points saved·Dominant
46
79
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast