Maria Sakkari vs Simona HalepMoscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.
6-4 6-4
Halep S.
Sakkari M.
662
Halep S.
440

Maria Sakkari defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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.Halep S.
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
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
98
Tiebreaks·Even
83
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
4.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
8.1
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Freshness·
92

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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