Simona Halep vs Maria Sharapova — Beijing Round of 16
Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017 ·
hard
Halep S.6-2 6-2
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
662
Sharapova M.
220
Simona Halep defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped just 4 games past Maria Sharapova.
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | SF | clay | Simona Halep | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2015-10-27 | Singapore | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2015-10-25 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Maria Sharapova | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | F | clay | Maria Sharapova | 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-10-01 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2012-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast