Maria Sakkari vs Anett KontaveitMiami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.
6-3 6-1
Kontaveit A.
Sakkari M.
662
Kontaveit A.
31

Maria Sakkari defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-1 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 6–5. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Key context

Head to head

56
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-07St. PetersburgFhardAnett Kontaveit5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
2021-11-10Guadalajara FinalsSFhardAnett Kontaveit6-1 3-6 6-3
2021-09-20OstravaFhardAnett Kontaveit6-2 7-5
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardMaria Sakkari7-5 6-2
2021-04-29MadridR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-1
2021-02-03Grampians TrophySFhardAnett Kontaveit2-6 6-3 [11-9]
2019-05-13RomeR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardAnett Kontaveit6-1 6-3
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-4
2016-07-11GstaadR32clayAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
24
Serve
39
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
81
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Even
87
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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