Maria Sakkari vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 16
GRE1#33WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2022 ·
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Sakkari M.6-2 6-4
Alexandrova E.
Sakkari M.
662
Alexandrova E.
240
Maria Sakkari defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped just 6 games past Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R16 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-05-09 | Rome | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-10-18 | Moscow | SF | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4-1 |
| 2019-07-29 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-07-27 | Sobota Rokietnica $75K | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
78
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
71
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
16
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
97
77
Sakkari M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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