Sloane Stephens vs Karolina Pliskova — Singapore Semi-final

Singapore · WTA · Semi-final
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE7
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Stephens S.
0-6 6-4 6-1
Pliskova K.
Stephens S.
0662
Pliskova K.
6411

Sloane Stephens defeated Karolina Pliskova 0-6 6-4 6-1 in the Singapore semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, defending last year's semi-final. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardKarolina Pliskova7-6(7) 6-2
2024-04-15RouenR16claySloane Stephens6-3 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128claySloane Stephens6-0 6-4
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens7-5 6-1
2018-05-07MadridR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2015-10-05BeijingR64hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassSloane Stephens6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Pliskova K.

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
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
95
Break points won·Even
90
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
96
Tiebreaks·Even
74
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[6]
Stephens S.[5]
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Bertens K.[8]
7-56-756-4
Stephens S.[5]
Pliskova K.[7]
0-66-46-1
Round Robin
Bertens K.[8]
Osaka N.[3]
6-30-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[7]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-4
Stephens S.[5]
Osaka N.[3]
7-54-66-1
Kerber A.[1]
Osaka N.[3]
6-45-76-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-32-66-3
Stephens S.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-3
Bertens K.[8]
Kerber A.[1]
1-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Wozniacki C.[2]
5-77-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
7-53-66-2
Stephens S.[5]
Bertens K.[8]
7-642-66-3