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Maria Sharapova v Samantha Stosur: stats compared | Lineball
Sharapova wins on titles. Stosur’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Sharapova 22 matches, Stosur 41 matches.
Sharapova has 1 title (one every 20 matches) to Stosur’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Stosur averages 3.0 double faults a match to Sharapova’s 5.5.
Sharapova averages 5.6 aces a match to Stosur’s 3.9 (44% more).
Winners’ edge: Sharapova’s team won 73%, Stosur’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Stosur has 41 matches, Sharapova 22 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game0.01 total · best 1#22 of 40
57.1First serve in %62.1#54 of 97
70.3First-serve points won %66.6#23 of 97
60.9Break points saved %58.5#15 of 97
46.2Return points won %42.8#68 of 97
5.6124 total · best 12Acesper game3.9161 total · best 10
Head to head
1517 matches since 20042
Hard · 9 matchesSharapova 7Stosur 2
Clay · 5 matchesSharapova 5Stosur 0
Grass · 2 matchesSharapova 2Stosur 0
Carpet · 1 matchSharapova 1Stosur 0
Grand Slams · 2 matchesSharapova 2Stosur 0
Finals · 1 matchSharapova 1Stosur 0
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
Titles, oldest to newest in 2017.
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#18 of 97
13.5296 total · best 19Games wonper game12.0491 total · best 17#19 of 97
44.1Break points converted %44.9#63 of 97
67.9Sets won %55.6#32 of 97
57.1Games won %52.2#34 of 97
0.11 total · best 1Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1#39 of 59
1.636 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.355 total · best 2#23 of 97
0.817 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.144 total · best 2#40 of 97
10.1222 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better11.0450 total · best 20#58 of 97
0.25 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.26 total · best 1#89 of 97
5.5121 total · best 10Double faultsper game · lower is better3.0124 total · best 8#43 of 97
Sharapova won 6-0 6-3
24 Sept 2012 · Tokyo · Quarterfinal · HardStosur won 6-4 7-6(10)