Stosur v Sharapova
WTA Tour 2016
Lineball analyst4–9
Maria Sharapova takes it, 9–4 on categories
Sharapova wins on return points won %. Stosur’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2016: Stosur 54 matches, Sharapova 5 matches.
- Sharapova has the better return points won %: 49.6 to Stosur’s 40.3.
- Sharapova has the better first-serve points won %: 77.6 to Stosur’s 65.5.
- Sharapova averages 11 aces a match to Stosur’s 3.8 — 2.9 times as many.
- Stosur ranks 8th of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for break points saved %.
- Winners’ edge: Sharapova’s team won 80%, Stosur’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Stosur has 54 matches, Sharapova 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Sharapova (5 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 61.0#58 of 96First serve in %55.6
- 65.5#28 of 96First-serve points won %77.6
- 59.5#8 of 96Break points saved %54.2
- 40.3#89 of 96Return points won %49.6
- 3.8204 total · best 15#19 of 96Acesper game1155 total · best 21
- 11.2606 total · best 19#42 of 96Games wonper game12.2
Head to head
217 matches
since 200415
since 200415
- Hard · 9 matchesStosur 2Sharapova 7
- Clay · 5 matchesStosur 0Sharapova 5
- Grass · 2 matchesStosur 0Sharapova 2
- Carpet · 1 matchStosur 0Sharapova 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesStosur 0Sharapova 2
- Finals · 1 matchStosur 0Sharapova 1
Last meetings
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClaySharapova won 6-3 6-4
- 26 May 2014 · Roland Garros · Round of 16 · ClaySharapova won 3-6 6-4 6-0
- 5 May 2014 · Madrid · Round of 16 · ClaySharapova won 6-4 6-3
- 11 Feb 2013 · Doha · Quarterfinal · HardSharapova won 6-2 6-4
- 22 Oct 2012 · WTA Championships · Round robin · Hard
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2016.
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