Age: Sharapova 24,
Kvitova 21
Grand Slam titles: Sharapova 3 (2004 Wimbledon, 2006 U.S. Open, 2008 Australian Open), Kvitova 0
World rank: Sharapova 6, Kvitova 8
Wimbledon seeding: Sharapova 6, Kvitova 8
2011 record: Sharapova 32-7, Kvitova 42-8
WTA singles titles: Sharapova 23, Kvitova 4
Head-to-head: Sharapova 1-0 (6-4, 6-3 at Memphis in 2010)
Path to the final: Sharapova def. Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-2; def. Laura Robson 7-6, 6-3; def. Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 6-3; def. Shuai Peng 6-4, 6-2; def. Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1; def. Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-3. Kvitova def. Alexa Glatch 6-2, 6-2; def. Anna Keotavong 6-2, 6-1; def. Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-3; def. Yanina Wickmayer 6-0, 6-2; def. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3, 6-7, 6-2; def. Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
The center had called on coach Chris Finch to start benching players who give lackluster effort on defense.
