Maria Sakkari vs Anett Kontaveit — Tokyo Olympics Round of 64

Tokyo Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
Maria Sakkari
GRE14
Maria Sakkari
#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021
hard
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Sakkari M.
7-5 6-2
Kontaveit A.
Sakkari M.
762
Kontaveit A.
520

Maria Sakkari defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-5 6-2 in the Tokyo Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in 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
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-07St. PetersburgFhardAnett Kontaveit5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
2021-11-10Guadalajara FinalsSFhardAnett Kontaveit6-1 3-6 6-3
2021-09-20OstravaFhardAnett Kontaveit6-2 7-5
2021-04-29MadridR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-1
2021-02-03Grampians TrophySFhardAnett Kontaveit2-6 6-3 [11-9]
2019-05-13RomeR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardAnett Kontaveit6-1 6-3
2018-03-19MiamiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-4
2016-07-11GstaadR32clayAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
24
Serve
—
39
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Even
81
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Even
87
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Kontaveit A.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.3
Surface form
6.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Sakkari M.Kontaveit A.
Freshness·
90
—

Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[9]
Vondrousova M.
7-52-66-3
Bronze
Svitolina E.[4]
Rybakina E.[15]
1-67-656-4
Semi-finals
Bencic B.[9]
Rybakina E.[15]
7-624-66-3
Vondrousova M.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Giorgi C.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.
Badosa P.
6-30-0
Bencic B.[9]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-03-66-3
Rybakina E.[15]
Muguruza G.[7]
7-56-1
R16
Svitolina E.[4]
Sakkari M.[14]
5-76-36-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Osaka N.[2]
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-3
Bencic B.[9]
Krejcikova B.[8]
1-66-26-3
Rybakina E.[15]
Vekic D.
7-636-4
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-46-2
Badosa P.
Podoroska N.
6-26-3
R32
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-43-67-63
Badosa P.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-37-64
Sorribes Tormo S.
Ferro F.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Golubic V.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-706-1
Muguruza G.[7]
Wang Q.
6-36-0
Bencic B.[9]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Podoroska N.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Krejcikova B.[8]
Fernandez L.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.[15]
Peterson R.
6-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Kvitova P.[10]
5-76-36-0
Giorgi C.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[14]
Stojanovic N.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
R64
Sorribes Tormo S.
Barty A.[1]
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-16-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-1
Rybakina E.[15]
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.[8]
Diyas Z.
5-2
Ferro F.
Sevastova A.
2-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siegemund L.
6-35-76-4
Podoroska N.
Putintseva Y.
7-641-3
Tomljanovic A.
Shvedova Y.
7-53-2
Osaka N.[2]
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.
6-26-726-3
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[16]
6-43-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Errani S.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Mertens E.[12]
4-66-46-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Paolini J.
6-46-3
Bencic B.[9]
Pegula J.
6-36-3
Badosa P.
Mladenovic K.
6-746-36-0
Wang Q.
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-3
Friedsam A.
Watson H.
7-656-3
Doi M.
Zarazua R.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Yastremska D.
6-33-66-0
Sabalenka A.[3]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Peterson R.
Sherif M.
7-57-61
Muguruza G.[7]
Kudermetova V.
7-57-5
Giorgi C.
Brady J.[11]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[14]
Kontaveit A.
7-56-2
Stojanovic N.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.[6]
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-707-56-4
Golubic V.
Osorio C.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-726-4