Angelique Kerber vs Sloane Stephens — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2012
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Kerber A.
2-6 7-5 6-4
Stephens S.
Kerber A.
2762
Stephens S.
6541

Angelique Kerber defeated Sloane Stephens 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardSloane Stephens6-2 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardAngelique Kerber5-7 6-2 6-3
2018-10-22SingaporeRRhardSloane Stephens6-3 6-3
2018-03-19MiamiQFhardSloane Stephens6-1 6-2
2017-08-07TorontoR16hardSloane Stephens6-2 6-2
2016-04-04CharlestonSFclaySloane Stephens6-1 3-0 RET
2015-03-09Indian WellsR64hardSloane Stephens7-6(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kerber A.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
78
Break points won·Slight edge
95
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
6-40-1
Azarenka V.
Kerber A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Li N.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-06-2
R16
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-34-63-0
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-15-76-2
Ivanovic A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Kerber A.
Mchale C.
6-33-67-64
Li N.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
R32
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-20-0
Kirilenko M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-4
Kerber A.
King V.
W/O
Koukalova K.
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Arvidsson S.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-786-36-2
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-756-06-4
Li N.
Zheng J.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-767-65
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Kvitova P.
2-66-26-3
Goerges J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Hampton J.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-716-2
Bartoli M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
6-36-4
R64
Safarova L.
Paszek T.
6-33-1
Zvonareva V.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-32-0
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
2-1
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Peng S.
6-46-0
Ivanovic A.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Scheepers C.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Falconi I.
6-06-3
Petrova N.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
2-67-56-4
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-776-3
Zheng J.
Krajicek M.
6-16-3
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-46-747-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
6-36-2
Hampton J.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Begu I.
7-646-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Halep S.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-26-0
R128
Larsson J.
Arn G.
4-1
Tsurenko L.
Peer S.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Keothavong A.
6-42-67-5
Hampton J.
Hercog P.
6-06-1
Dulko G.
Dokic J.
1-0
Falconi I.
Dulgheru A.
4-65-2
Koukalova K.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-1
Pervak K.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Paszek T.
Yakimova A.
6-42-66-1
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Panova A.
7-636-2
Voskoboeva G.
Erakovic M.
5-76-37-5
Krajicek M.
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Barthel M.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Mirza S.
Barrois K.
4-66-26-4
Baltacha E.
Rus A.
3-66-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Benesova I.
4-67-57-65
Strycova B.
Morita A.
2-66-16-4
Vesnina E.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Wozniak A.
4-67-57-67
King V.
Errani S.
7-636-4
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-16-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-31-67-64
Rybarikova M.
Pegula J.
5-76-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-31-67-5
Begu I.
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-2
Davis L.
Martic P.
6-27-67
Makarova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-64