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Maria Sharapova v Ana Ivanovic: stats compared | Lineball
Sharapova wins on first serve in %. Ivanovic’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Sharapova 40 matches, Ivanovic 38 matches.
Ivanovic has the better break points saved %: 60.4 to Sharapova’s 49.8.
Ivanovic averages 3.9 double faults a match to Sharapova’s 7.1.
Sharapova averages 3.3 aces a match to Ivanovic’s 2.7 (22% more).
Winners’ edge: Sharapova’s team won 78%, Ivanovic’s team won 63% of the matches they played.
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.
0.01 total · best 1#17 of 29Titlesper game–
64.2#20 of 71First serve in %60.3#44 of 71
64.4#25 of 71First-serve points won %65.1#18 of 71
49.8#64 of 71Break points saved %60.4#4 of 71
49.0★ #2 of 71Return points won %44.9#34 of 71
3.3133 total · best 13#8 of 71Acesper game
Head to head
1014 matches since 20064
Hard · 7 matchesSharapova 6Ivanovic 1
Clay · 6 matchesSharapova 4Ivanovic 2
Carpet · 1 matchSharapova 0Ivanovic 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesSharapova 1Ivanovic 1
Finals · 3 matchesSharapova 3Ivanovic 0
Last meetings
5 Jan 2015 · Brisbane · Final · HardSharapova won 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3