Sharapova–S. Williams rivalry

The S. Williams-Sharapova domination was a tennis rivalry between Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, who met 22 times between 2004 and 2019. Williams dominates their head-to-head 20–2, including 8–1 at the majors and 3–1 in major finals.ITF Tennis - Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams head to head Williams described her view on the rivalry before their encounter in the 2015 Australian Open final: "I take a lot of pride in it. I think my game matches up well against her. I love playing her. I think it's fun. I love her intensity.""Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova: Serena tells herself to keep calm and carry on winning ahead of Australian Open final", Paul Newman, The Independent, January 30, 2015

The pair's rivalry was a significant part of both players' careers, as the most visible women tennis players of the 2000s and 2010s. It was initially competitive, with Sharapova winning two of their first three meetings, including claiming her first major title at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, upsetting two-time defending champion Williams in the final. However, from then on Williams utterly dominated the rivalry, winning all 19 of their subsequent meetings and only dropping three sets across all of those matches.

The most lopsided match between the two was in the women's singles final at the 2012 London Olympics, where Williams beat Sharapova, 6–0, 6–1 in 62 minutes."The Golden Slam: How Serena Williams Won a Historic Olympic Medal at Wimbledon", Sean Gregory, Time, August 4, 2012

Williams held the world No. 1 position on the WTA rankings for 319 weeks, Sharapova for 21 weeks.WTA official website - Singles Rankings

Head-to-head Legend Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Grand Slam 1 8 WTA Tour Championships 1 1 WTA Tier I / Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 0 8 WTA Tier II / Premier 0 2 Olympics 0 1 Total 2 20

Maria Sharapova–Serena Williams (2–20) No. Year Tournament Tier Surface Round Winner Score Sharapova S. Williams 1. 2004 Miami Masters Tier I Hard Round of 16 Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 0 1 2. 2004 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Final Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 1 1 3. 2004 WTA Championships Tour Finals Hard Final Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 2 1 4. 2005 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Semifinals Serena Williams 2–6, 7–5, 8–6 2 2 5. 2007 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Final Serena Williams 6–1, 6–2 2 3 6. 2007 Miami Masters Tier I Hard Round of 16 Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1 2 4 7. 2008 Charleston Open Tier I Clay Quarterfinals Serena Williams 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 2 5 8. 2010 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Round of 16 Serena Williams 7–6(11–9), 6–4 2 6 9. 2011 Stanford Premier Hard Quarterfinals Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3 2 7 10. 2012 Madrid Masters Premier Mandatory Clay Quarterfinals Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3 2 8 11. 2012 Olympics Tennis Olympics Grass Final Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1 2 9 12. 2012 WTA Championships Tour Finals Hard Final Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 2 10 13. 2013 Doha Premier 5 Hard Semifinals Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2 2 11 14. 2013 Miami Masters Premier Mandatory Hard Final Serena Williams 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 2 12 15. 2013 Madrid Masters Premier Mandatory Clay Final Serena Williams 6–1, 6–4 2 13 16. 2013 French Open Grand Slam Clay Final Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4 2 14 17. 2014 Brisbane Premier Hard Semifinals Serena Williams 6–2, 7–6(9–7) 2 15 18. 2014 Miami Masters Premier Mandatory Hard Semifinals Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 2 16 19. 2015 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Final Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 2 17 20. 2015 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Semifinals Serena Williams 6–2, 6–4 2 18 21. 2016 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Quarterfinals Serena Williams 6–4, 6–1 2 19 2018 French Open Grand Slam Clay Round of 16 Maria Sharapova walkover 22. 2019 US Open Grand Slam Hard Round of 128 Serena Williams 6–1, 6–1 2 20

Breakdown of the rivalry Hard courts: Serena Williams, 13–1 Clay courts: Serena Williams, 4–0 Grass courts: Serena Williams, 3–1 Indoor carpet: none Grand Slam matches: Serena Williams, 8–1 Grand Slam finals: Serena Williams, 3–1 Year-End Championships matches: 1–1 Year-End Championships finals: 1–1 Fed Cup matches: none All finals: Serena Williams, 7–2

Sharapova–S. Williams rivalry

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