Elina Svitolina vs Sloane StephensSingapore Final

Singapore · WTA · Final
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Svitolina E.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Stephens S.
Svitolina E.
3662
Stephens S.
6221

Elina Svitolina defeated Sloane Stephens 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Singapore final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8, defending last year's round-robin. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealSFhardSloane Stephens6-3 6-3
2014-03-31CharlestonR32clayElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardSloane Stephens7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.Stephens S.
48
Serve
57
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·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
78
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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