Maria Sakkari vs Coco Gauff — Abu Dhabi Round of 32
Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 32
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
USA#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.7-5 6-2
Gauff C.
Sakkari M.
762
Gauff C.
520
Maria Sakkari defeated Coco Gauff 7-5 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 6–4. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2025-03-18 | Miami | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-6(1) 6-2 |
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 |
| 2023-10-02 | Beijing | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | F | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-05-09 | Rome | R16 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Coco Gauff | 6-1 1-6 6-1 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Gauff C.
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
Sakkari M.Gauff C.
24
Serve
25
39
Return
100
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
81
99
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
92
65
Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Gauff C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Rybakina E.
6-44-66-3
Sakkari M.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
0-66-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Svitolina E.
5-76-37-63
R16
Kostyuk M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Gasanova A.
7-56-3
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-44-66-1
Kenin S.
Putintseva Y.
3-67-656-4
Sakkari M.
Muguruza G.
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-757-68
R32
Kasatkina D.
Muchova K.
W/O
Jabeur O.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-3
Putintseva Y.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-74
Zidansek T.
Fernandez L.
6-46-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
5-76-36-4
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.
5-75-4
Sakkari M.
Gauff C.
7-56-2
Gasanova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Kudermetova V.
Turati B.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Watson H.
7-56-776-3
Muguruza G.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-4
Rybakina E.
Wang X.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
R64
Muguruza G.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Wang Y.
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Burrage J.
4-66-27-5
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-37-63
Gasanova A.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Vekic D.
7-6102-66-4
Cornet A.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Yang Z.
7-646-2
Flipkens K.
Siegemund L.
5-77-56-4
Krejcikova B.
Loeb J.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Trevisan M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-3
Muchova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zhu L.
6-27-61
Wang X.
Rus A.
6-33-66-4
Kostyuk M.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Fernandez L.
Paolini J.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Podoroska N.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Papamichail D.
6-27-64
Badosa P.
Sevastova A.
6-25-76-2
Rybakina E.
Stefanini L.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hesse A.
6-36-4
Turati B.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Gauff C.
Eikeri U.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
0-66-36-4