Sloane Stephens vs Tatjana MariaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
#96WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
Stephens S.
6-3 6-2
Maria T.
Stephens S.
662
Maria T.
320

Sloane Stephens defeated Tatjana Maria 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-06LinzR32hardSloane Stephens1-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2019-03-18MiamiR32hardTatjana Maria6-3 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardSloane Stephens5-7 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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

Stephens S.Maria T.
Serve
9
Return
13

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
13
Break points saved·Dominant
78
31
Break points won·Clear edge
90
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
69

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 63 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw