Petra Kvitova vs Sloane Stephens — Wuhan Round of 16

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 16
CZE5
Petra Kvitova
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA10
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Kvitova P.
6-3 6-3
Stephens S.
Kvitova P.
662
Stephens S.
330

Petra Kvitova defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-3 in the Wuhan round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #317, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Petra Kvitova 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
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassSloane Stephens6-3 6-4
2017-08-14CincinnatiR32hardSloane Stephens6-2 6-3
2017-08-07TorontoR32hardSloane Stephens7-6(4) 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Serve advantage — Kvitova P.

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
Kvitova P.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
78
Break points won·Even
88
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-66-1
Semi-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Kvitova P.[5]
7-57-5
Sabalenka A.[9]
Barty A.[1]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Yastremska D.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Rybakina E.
6-31-66-1
Barty A.[1]
Martic P.
7-663-66-3
R16
Yastremska D.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[8]
6-26-1
Sabalenka A.[9]
Bertens K.[6]
6-17-69
Martic P.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-1
Rybakina E.
Halep S.[4]
5-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Stephens S.[10]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Kenin S.[15]
6-37-5
R32
Riske Amritraj A.
Puig M.
2-67-656-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Mchale C.
6-37-67
Stephens S.[10]
Wang Y.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Svitolina E.[3]
Muguruza G.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hsieh S.
6-27-65
Wang Q.[8]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[6]
Pera B.
3-66-46-2
Sabalenka A.[9]
Collins D.
6-16-0
Rybakina E.
Jabeur O.
6-16-736-2
Kudermetova V.
Bencic B.[7]
2-66-36-4
Martic P.
Peterson R.
6-03-66-1
Barty A.[1]
Garcia C.
4-66-46-1
Kenin S.[15]
Mertens E.
4-66-47-65
Halep S.[4]
Strycova B.
6-36-2
R64
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.[14]
4-66-36-3
Stephens S.[10]
Zhang S.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-726-16-2
Puig M.
Kerber A.[11]
7-655-76-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Baindl K.
4-66-36-3
Bouzkova M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-3
Pera B.
Brady J.
6-43-66-4
Collins D.
Williams V.
7-57-65
Strycova B.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Davis L.
4-66-44-0
Kuznetsova S.
Putintseva Y.
6-11-0
Peterson R.
Giorgi C.
6-20-0
Sabalenka A.[9]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Tomljanovic A.
7-656-2
Rybakina E.
Zhu L.
7-52-66-0
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Kenin S.[15]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-27-65
Mertens E.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Anisimova A.
Stosur S.
6-33-66-3
Hercog P.
Pegula J.
6-06-1
Jabeur O.
Vekic D.[16]
4-66-36-3
Kudermetova V.
Alexandrova E.
5-76-36-2