Sloane Stephens vs Karolina Pliskova — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Sloane Stephens
USAQ
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
Karolina Pliskova
CZE20
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Stephens S.
7-5 6-1
Pliskova K.
Stephens S.
762
Pliskova K.
510

Sloane Stephens defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardKarolina Pliskova7-6(7) 6-2
2024-04-15RouenR16claySloane Stephens6-3 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128claySloane Stephens6-0 6-4
2018-10-22SingaporeSFhardSloane Stephens0-6 6-4 6-1
2018-05-07MadridR16clayKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-3
2015-10-05BeijingR64hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassSloane Stephens6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Pliskova K.

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
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
95
Break points won·Even
90
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
96
Tiebreaks·Even
74
74

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Stephens S.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Pliskova K.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.4Clay Elo 1664
Surface ELO
6.6+141 Clay Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1869
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
7.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.6
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
97

Pliskova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Krejcikova B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-12-66-4
Semi-finals
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[17]
7-54-69-7
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Zidansek T.[22]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Gauff C.[4]
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Swiatek I.[3]
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybakina E.[2]
6-726-29-7
Zidansek T.[22]
Badosa P.[33]
7-54-68-6
R16
Krejcikova B.
Stephens S.
6-26-0
Sakkari M.[17]
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Azarenka V.[15]
5-76-36-2
Badosa P.[33]
Vondrousova M.[20]
6-43-66-2
Gauff C.[4]
Jabeur O.[25]
6-36-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Williams S.[7]
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-646-1
R32
Gauff C.[4]
Brady J.[13]
6-10-0
Vondrousova M.[20]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Vesnina E.
6-16-4
Williams S.[7]
Collins D.
6-46-4
Jabeur O.[25]
Linette M.
3-66-06-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.[22]
Siniakova K.
0-67-656-2
Badosa P.[33]
Bogdan A.
2-67-646-4
Stephens S.
Muchova K.[10]
6-37-5
Krejcikova B.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[17]
Mertens E.[23]
7-56-726-2
Kostyuk M.[15]
Gracheva V.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.[15]
Keys M.[19]
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-42-66-0
Swiatek I.[3]
Kontaveit A.[30]
7-646-0
Kenin S.[4]
Pegula J.[5]
4-66-16-4
R64
Vesnina E.
Kvitova P.[11]
W/O
Linette M.
Barty A.[1]
6-12-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Bogdan A.
Osaka N.[16]
W/O
Collins D.
Kalinina A.
6-06-2
Williams S.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-35-76-1
Vondrousova M.[20]
Tan H.
6-16-3
Badosa P.[33]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Wang Q.
6-37-61
Jabeur O.[25]
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Brady J.[13]
Ferro F.
6-42-67-5
Kontaveit A.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-0
Siniakova K.
Kudermetova V.[29]
7-675-77-5
Kenin S.[4]
Baptiste H.[26]
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Giorgi C.
7-51-66-2
Pegula J.[5]
Martincova T.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Paolini J.[13]
6-26-3
Krejcikova B.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Li A.[30]
6-06-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Hibino N.
6-36-1
Keys M.[19]
Fernandez L.[24]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[23]
Diyas Z.
4-66-26-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Muchova K.[10]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.[15]
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Tauson C.[21]
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-56-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Trevisan M.
6-43-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[20]
7-56-1
R128
Wang Q.
Hsieh S.
2-66-47-5
Mertens E.[23]
Hunter S.
6-46-1
Zheng S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Rus A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[16]
Tig P.
6-47-64
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-37-66
Collins D.
Wang X.[32]
6-24-66-4
Vesnina E.
Govortsova O.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.[15]
Kuznetsova S.
6-42-66-3
Lepchenko V.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Pliskova K.
5-76-46-2
Hibino N.
Stojanovic N.
7-646-2
Trevisan M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-54-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Doi M.
6-35-76-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Zavatska K.
6-46-1
Sharma A.
Bara I.
7-656-2
Linette M.
Paquet C.
6-36-3
Gauff C.[4]
Krunic A.
7-6116-4
Muchova K.[10]
Petkovic A.
1-66-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[30]
Golubic V.
6-747-656-0
Kostyuk M.[15]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Rogers S.
6-737-686-2
Kalinina A.
Kerber A.[26]
6-26-4
Tauson C.[21]
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.[14]
Parry D.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Minnen G.
6-737-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Brengle M.
Osorio C.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[20]
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-0
Badosa P.[33]
Davis L.
6-27-63
Kovinic D.
Burel C.
6-37-68
Bogdan A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-16-3
Barty A.[1]
Pera B.
6-43-66-2
Kudermetova V.[29]
Anisimova A.[6]
7-656-1
Kenin S.[4]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-44-66-3
Ferro F.
Liang E.
6-11-66-4
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.
3-67-646-4
Diyas Z.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Gracheva V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-0
Williams S.[7]
Begu I.
7-666-2
Jabeur O.[25]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Giorgi C.
Martic P.[22]
6-26-756-4
Tomljanovic A.
Baindl K.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[16]
6-13-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Babel O.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Li A.[30]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Dodin O.
6-33-66-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Konta J.[19]
7-656-2
Bencic B.[11]
Podoroska N.
6-06-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
6-07-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-717-629-7
Paolini J.[13]
Voegele S.
7-56-1
Alexandrova E.[14]
Williams V.
6-36-1
Baptiste H.[26]
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Jacquemot E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zhu L.
6-44-66-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Potapova A.[28]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-04-66-2