WTA · Grand Slam

Australian Open 2005

Semifinal · Tournament started on January 17, 2005

HardCompletedBest of 3 sets

WSerena WilliamsNo. 7 · seed 7

278

LMaria SharapovaNo. 4 · seed 4

656

RoundSemifinalmatch 126

Duration—no record

SurfaceHarddraw of 128

Location—country not available

At that moment

Player comparison

ranking and points recorded by the source

No. 7RankingNo. 4

3,128Points3,536

7Seed4

Match numbers

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Serena WilliamsMetricMaria Sharapova

6Aces4

4Double faults6

68/112 · 60.7%First serves in71/113 · 62.8%

45/68 · 66.2%First-serve points won47/71 · 66.2%

21/44 · 47.7%Second-serve points won17/42 · 40.5%

7/12 · 58.3%Break points saved3/8 · 37.5%

—Service games—

Date precision

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