Tatjana Maria vs Sloane Stephens — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#96WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA4
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Maria T.
6-3 6-2
Stephens S.
Maria T.
662
Stephens S.
320

Tatjana Maria defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending the title. Tatjana Maria claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-06LinzR32hardSloane Stephens1-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardSloane Stephens5-7 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Maria T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Maria T.

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

Maria T.Stephens S.
9
Serve
—
13
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Maria T.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
50%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Maria T.Stephens S.
Freshness·
71
—

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[12]
Pliskova K.[5]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Barty A.[12]
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Halep S.[2]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-663-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Wang Q.[18]
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Hsieh S.[27]
3-66-27-5
R16
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Wang Q.[18]
Wang Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-3
Hsieh S.[27]
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-706-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Andreescu B.
6-12-0
Barty A.[12]
Bertens K.[7]
4-66-36-2
R32
Halep S.[2]
Hercog P.
5-77-616-2
Williams V.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Maria T.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Mertens E.[16]
6-47-61
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.[11]
1-66-26-3
Bertens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
3-66-06-1
Barty A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[19]
Goerges J.[15]
6-07-5
Kvitova P.[3]
Vekic D.[26]
6-43-66-4
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-44-66-1
Kontaveit A.[21]
Tomljanovic A.
7-632-67-64
Hsieh S.[27]
Osaka N.[1]
4-67-646-3
Wang Y.
Collins D.[25]
7-56-1
Wang Q.[18]
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-736-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-47-64
R64
Hercog P.
Doi M.
7-646-4
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[24]
7-646-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-31-66-1
Wang Q.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-0
Collins D.[25]
Osuigwe W.
7-656-0
Stephens S.[4]
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Giorgi C.[29]
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
7-56-1
Mertens E.[16]
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-20-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.[23]
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.[30]
7-676-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Keys M.[17]
6-44-66-4
Barty A.[12]
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[19]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Vekic D.[26]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Muchova K.
3-66-36-3
Andreescu B.
Kenin S.[32]
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[21]
Anisimova A.
6-31-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Muguruza G.[20]
7-604-66-2
Hsieh S.[27]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Osaka N.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-736-1
Wang Y.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-26-4
Hruncakova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-756-47-5
Goerges J.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-16-3
R128
Hruncakova V.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Wang X.
6-21-66-3
Gauff C.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Konta J.
Pegula J.
6-16-4
Osuigwe W.
Osaka M.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-4
Maria T.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-17-64
Siniakova K.
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Flipkens K.
4-66-47-5
Martic P.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-67-57-64
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Krunic A.
6-34-66-0
Sakkari M.
Danilovic O.
1-66-36-4
Muchova K.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Lapko V.
7-56-776-1
Peterson R.
Siegemund L.
6-15-77-5
Townsend T.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Jakupovic D.
7-56-3
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
4-67-626-2
Anisimova A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Friedsam A.
4-66-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vickery S.
3-66-36-1