The 29-year-old made a baggy start as a double-fault on break point in the starting game gifted Sharapova the lead.
Clijsters broke back to floor at 2-2 but Sharapova delivered a pitiless reaction as she won the next four games, breaking twice, to take the set in dazzling style.
When Sharapova brought down an early break in the second set, it looked all over for Clijsters.
The Belgian refused to beckon the white flag and broke back to level at 3-3, but Sharapova wasn't in the mood to be curbed and one last break at 5-5 was enough to end Clijsters's resistance.
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