Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Pliskova — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
Karolina Pliskova
CZE6
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sakkari M.
3-6 6-3 7-5
Pliskova K.
Sakkari M.
3672
Pliskova K.
6351

Maria Sakkari defeated Karolina Pliskova 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR64clayKarolina Pliskova6-4 7-6(6)
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2023-03-06Indian WellsR16hardMaria Sakkari6-4 5-7 6-3
2023-02-20DubaiR32hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
2022-08-08TorontoR16hardKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-7(9) 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenQFhardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-4
2019-05-13RomeSFclayKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Even serve battle

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
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
87
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
87
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sakkari M.Pliskova K.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
96

Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[4]
Halep S.[1]
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kontaveit A.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.[11]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-766-47-5
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-25-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
6-27-63
Svitolina E.[4]
Kasatkina D.[14]
0-66-36-2
Kerber A.[11]
Sakkari M.
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[5]
Konta J.
2-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Stephens S.[9]
6-17-67
Halep S.[1]
Keys M.[13]
W/O
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[15]
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-5
Williams V.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-24-67-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Martic P.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Collins D.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Begu I.
3-67-57-5
Konta J.
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-27-66
Garcia C.[7]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[9]
Kanepi K.
6-05-76-4
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.[5]
Zhang S.
6-27-5
Keys M.[13]
Vekic D.
7-627-60
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.[6]
3-66-37-5
R64
Sevastova A.[15]
Mladenovic K.
6-33-0
Kontaveit A.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-27-66
Begu I.
Peng S.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.
6-24-66-3
Zhang S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-37-62
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Barty A.[16]
7-53-66-2
Babos T.
Errani S.
6-37-66
Kanepi K.
Rosatello C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
6-06-3
Hsieh S.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-16-756-2
Saville D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
5-76-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Strycova B.
6-746-36-1
Vesnina E.
Siegemund L.
7-656-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.
2-66-06-3
Collins D.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
6-766-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-06-4