January 05, 2009
When Maria Sharapova has won a Grand Slam, she has posted an impressive winning streak of at least 14 wins around the win. Maria's biggest winning streak was 19 wins after she the US Open in 2006.
Here is a detailed summary of each winning streak:
BIRMINGHAM 2004 - SAN DIEGO 2004
Maria started this winning streak on the grasscourts of Birmingham. Maria won her 1st ever grasscourt title and posted 5 wins including wins over Patty Schnyder and Tatiana Golovin. Maria then headed south to Wimbledon to play her 3rd Grand Slam of the year in London as the 13th seed. Maria looked very impressive in the opening rounds as she dropped only 11 games and faced her first test in Amy Frazier but still managed to win in straight sets. Then the work began in the quarters as she defeated Ai Sugiyama of Japan in 3 sets and scored a victory of Lindsay Davenport in the semis. In the final Maria was playing the 2-time defending champion Serena Williams and Maria looked like she was the defending champion as she scored a 6-1 6-4 victory to take her 1st Grand Slam victory at the tender age of 17. To complete the streak Maria scored 2 wins at San Diego in reaching the quarters.
Maria's results in this period:
- Birmingham - Champion
- Wimbledon - Champion
- San Diego - Quarters
2 top 10 wins - Davenport (5) and S Williams (10)
14 match wins
US OPEN 2006 - WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
Maria entered the US Open as the #3 seed and one of the favourites for the title following her impressive hardcourt season. Maria encountered her first test in the quarters against Tatiana Golovin of France and then defeated world #1 and #2 Amelie Mauresmo and Justine Henin in the semis and final to win her 2nd Grand Slam. Maria then took some time off and headed to Moscow and she won 1 match but had to pull out of her quarter-final with a foot injury. Maria scored 2 straight tournament wins in Zurich and Linz and went to play the WTA Championships in Madrid and had a 100% win in the group stage and lost to eventual champion Justine Henin in the semis.
Maria's results in this period:
- US Open: ChampionMoscow: Quarters (injury withdrawal)
- Zurich: Champion
- Linz: Champion
- WTA Championships: Semis
7 top 10 wins: Mauresmo (1), Henin (2), Kuznetsova (4), Petrova (5), Clijsters (6), Dementieva (8) & Schnyder (9)
19 match wins
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2008 - INDIAN WELLS 2008
Maria headed to the Australian Open after having a near perfect off-season and her results and form proved this. Maria was ready from the 1st match and she wasn't going to lose this tournament after putting up some of her impressive matches of her career. Maria didn't drop a set and defeated world #1 Justine Henin 6-4 6-0 in the quarters and followed this up with wins over the rising Serbs Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic. A week after the win, Maria headed to Israel to play her first Fed Cup tie and scored a perfect 2-0 record in difficult conditions. Maria won Doha in 2005 and won it again as she kept up her unbeaten streak in that city alive with 5 straight wins including a win over Vera Zvonareva in the final. Maria travelled all the way east to play Indian Wells and reached the semis losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in 3 very tough sets.
Maria's results in this period:
- Australian Open: Champion
- Fed Cup: 2 wins to put Russia in the semis
- Doha: Champion
- Indian Wells: Semis
4 top 10 wins: Henin (1), Ivanovic (3), Jankovic (4) & Hantuchova (8)
18 match wins
Resources : http://www.mariasharapova.com/
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