Maria Sharapova vs. Jelena Jankovic Cincinnati Women's Final 2011

Maria Sharapova of Russia will battle it out against Serbian Jelena Jankovic on 2011 Cincinnati Women's Final. Sharapova leads their head-to-head match 5-2, with Jelena retired on two occassions. Meanwhile, another Serbian was on the Final of Men's Singles with Novak Djokovic facing Scottish Andy Murray.

The Men's Singles and Women's Singles Finals will be on Sunday- August 21, 2011.

Head-to-Head matches:

39/2009 WTA Tokyo (JPN) Hard Maria Sharapova Jelena Jankovic 5-2 ret. Final 1.69 - 2.14
20/2008 WTA Rome (ITA) Clay Jelena Jankovic Maria Sharapova w/o 1/2 1.77 - 2.03
3/2008 WTA Australian Open (AUS) Hard Maria Sharapova Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 1/2 1.24 - 3.94
24/2007 WTA Birmingham (GBR) Grass Jelena Jankovic Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 7-5 Final 2.42 - 1.55
23/2005 WTA Birmingham (GBR) Grass Maria Sharapova Jelena Jankovic 6-2 4-6 6-1 Final
38/2004 WTA Beijing (CHN) Hard Maria Sharapova Jelena Jankovic 5-2 ret. 1/4
35/2004 WTA U.S. Open (USA) Hard Maria Sharapova Jelena Jankovic 6-0 6-7(5) 6-1 Second

source:matchstat.com

UPDATE:

Last year’s runner-up Maria Sharapova took it one step further this year, defeating former World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in a three-set thriller on Center Court to claim the title 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3.

With the win, Sharapova will now be ranked World No. 4 when the Monday rankings are released.