WTA – BEIJING LADIES TENNIS FINALS SHARAPOVA EDGES KVITOVA FOR THE TITLE, MARIA WILL RISE TO No. 2

Written by: Staff on 5th October 2014

WTA - BEIJING LADIES TENNIS FINALS SHARAPOVA EDGES KVITOVA FOR THE TITLE, MARIA WILL RISE TO No. 2

epa04432533 Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their women's singles final in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 05 October 2014. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA |

CHINA OPEN 2014 – BEIJING, CHN

USD 5,427,105

27 SEP – 5 OCT 2014

RESULTS – OCTOBER 05, 2014

Singles – Final

[4] M Sharapova (RUS) d [3] P Kvitova (CZE) 64 26 63

Doubles – Final (played Saturday)

[5] A Hlavackova (CZE) / S Peng (CHN) d [2] C Black (ZIM) / S Mirza (IND) 64 64

Final Facts

- Sharapova’s fourth WTA title of the year ties her with Ana Ivanovic for second-most behind Serena Williams’ six. It is also the most WTA titles she has won in a season since she won five in 2006.

– Sharapova’s 33rd WTA title ties her with Conchita Martínez for 15th-most in the Open Era.

– Sharapova will improve to No.2 on the new rankings, the highest she has been since August 2013.

– Sharapova improves to 6-2 against Kvitova and has now won five straight in their head-to-head.

– Kvitova falls to 14-5 in WTA finals. Despite the loss, she has still won 14 of her past 16 matches.

– A week after reaching the semifinals in Wuhan in their first outing together, Hlavackova and Peng do not surrender a set en route to their first WTA title as a duo.

– Hlavackova now has 15 WTA doubles titles to her name, and Peng has 17.

Final Quotes

Maria Sharapova: “I knew she’d been on a roll in the last couple of weeks. It’s probably the toughest opponent you can face in a final, that’s had that success, yet you just want to focus on your side, what you do best.

She became the more aggressive player in the second set. I think I took a few too many steps back and let her play that way. But I was able to lift my game again in the third and come out with a win.”

Maria Sharapova of Russia in action during her women’s singles final match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 05 October 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in action during her women’s singles final match against Maria Sharapova of Russia in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 05 October 2014. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Petra Kvitova: “Yeah, I was tired, but it was a final, and every time I’m playing a final, I’m giving everything I have inside. What I did today was a great battle. It was small things and small points that made the difference in the end. I had some chances, but Maria just didn’t let them go.”

Andrea Hlavackova: “I feel like we improved from Wuhan because there we only had three matches. I feel like here we played every match very well and that’s a great, great feeling.”

Peng Shuai: “It’s really thanks to Andrea that we won. She kept talking to me, smiling out there and making me loose. After the match in the locker room, we said to each other, ‘It’s not bad idea we teamed up!'”

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