Karolina Pliskova vs Paula Badosa — Cincinnati Quarter-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Paula Badosa
ESP
Paula Badosa
#115WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
Pliskova K.
7-5 2-0
Badosa P.
Pliskova K.
72–
Badosa P.
50–

Karolina Pliskova advanced when Paula Badosa retired 7-5 2-0 in the Cincinnati quarter-final. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

Badosa P.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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

Serve & return on hard

Pliskova K.Badosa P.
—
Serve
21
—
Return
19

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

Statistics

This season
Pliskova K.Badosa P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Badosa P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
93
Break points saved·Even
95
95
Break points won·Slight edge
87
94
Deciding sets·Even
96
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pliskova K.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Badosa P.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+63 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1748
5.9Overall Elo 1869
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1780
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.5
Surface form
5.5
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Minutes 14d
7.8
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.4
Country comfort
Context
6.0
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
Pliskova K.Badosa P.
Freshness·Dominant
96
63

Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Badosa P.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 98 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Teichmann J.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Teichmann J.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Kerber A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Badosa P.
7-52-0
Barty A.[1]
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-3
R16
Bencic B.[10]
Muchova K.
7-52-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-06-2
Krejcikova B.[9]
Muguruza G.[8]
6-16-756-2
Kerber A.
Ostapenko J.
4-66-27-5
Kvitova P.[11]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Badosa P.
Rybakina E.
6-27-65
Teichmann J.
Osaka N.[2]
3-66-36-3
R32
Pegula J.
Halep S.[12]
W/O
Kvitova P.[11]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Sabalenka A.[3]
5-76-27-64
Muchova K.
Andreescu B.[7]
6-46-2
Bencic B.[10]
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Ostapenko J.
Brady J.[13]
6-725-4
Teichmann J.
Pera B.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Gauff C.
4-66-36-4
Muguruza G.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Barty A.[1]
Watson H.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Yastremska D.
6-17-65
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.[4]
7-52-66-4
Jabeur O.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-36-3
Rybakina E.
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Mcnally C.
7-637-61
Azarenka V.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[11]
Keys M.
7-56-4
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Sakkari M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Zidansek T.
7-56-1
Brady J.[13]
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-26-0
Halep S.[12]
Linette M.
6-43-66-1
Badosa P.
Martic P.
4-66-47-69
Mertens E.[15]
Podoroska N.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Collins D.
6-42-1
Muchova K.
Konta J.
3-67-656-2
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
7-674-66-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[10]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Pera B.
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Gauff C.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Kontaveit A.
6-24-67-5
Teichmann J.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0