Sloane Stephens vs Anna KalinskayaGuadalajara Semi-final

Guadalajara · WTA · Semi-final
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
1 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
#20WTA
1907ELO
1863Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$7.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Stephens S.
3-6 7-5
Kalinskaya A.
Stephens S.
371
Kalinskaya A.
651

Sloane Stephens defeated Anna Kalinskaya 3-6 7-5 in the Guadalajara semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kalinskaya came in ranked #20, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Anna Kalinskaya in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR32hardAnna Kalinskaya6-7(8) 6-1 6-4
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardAnna Kalinskaya6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kalinskaya A.

Kalinskaya A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Kalinskaya A.

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

Stephens S.Kalinskaya A.
Serve
36
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
88
Break points won·Slight edge
90
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 49 days (−1.0)
Form & Matchup
2.1Hard Elo 1630
Surface ELO
7.9+233 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1907
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
5.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
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

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Freshness·
92

Kalinskaya A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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