Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari — Rome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE4
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
Pliskova K.
6-4 6-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
662
Sakkari M.
440

Karolina Pliskova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-4 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–3
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
2018-05-14RomeR32clayMaria Sakkari3-6 6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Sakkari M.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
89

Pliskova K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Konta J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Konta J.
Bertens K.[6]
5-77-56-2
Pliskova K.[4]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.[6]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
5-76-36-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Azarenka V.
6-756-26-2
Konta J.
Vondrousova M.
6-33-66-1
R16
Bertens K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-41-66-3
Mladenovic K.
Barty A.[8]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-55-74-0
Azarenka V.
Muguruza G.
6-43-1
Konta J.
Williams V.
6-26-4
Osaka N.[1]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[4]
Kenin S.
4-66-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-66-2
R32
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[14]
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.
6-22-66-1
Kenin S.
Keys M.[13]
6-726-36-4
Konta J.
Stephens S.[7]
6-736-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[3]
2-67-56-3
Bertens K.[6]
Anisimova A.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-33-0
Buzarnescu M.
Goerges J.[16]
6-43-64-4
Muguruza G.
Collins D.
6-44-66-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.[5]
4-66-17-5
Barty A.[8]
Hruncakova V.
4-66-36-4
R64
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Errani S.
6-16-0
Kenin S.
Paolini J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Wang Q.[15]
1-67-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
1-66-47-64
Anisimova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3
Cornet A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-650-0
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6-25-4
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-46-2
Keys M.[13]
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Mertens E.
7-53-67-64
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-27-65
Goerges J.[16]
Hsieh S.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.[14]
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Bencic B.
Sevastova A.[12]
2-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zidansek T.
7-616-4
Muguruza G.
Zheng S.
6-36-4