Maria Sakkari vs Aryna Sabalenka — WTA Finals Round Robin
Maria Sakkari defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-4 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped just 6 games past Aryna Sabalenka.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSakkari M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
14 shared · last 12 monthsSakkari M. and Sabalenka A. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sakkari M. went 12–10 (55%) against them, Sabalenka A. 8–10 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 3 better-results split).
12–1055%Sakkari M. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents8–1044%Sabalenka A. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
28–23Sets21–23
250–227Games195–213
3–4Tiebreaks4–1
3–4Deciding sets3–5
vs Pegula J.#3W6-4 7-5Doha · hardW6-1 6-4Rome · clay
vs Swiatek I.#9L4-6 3-6Doha · hardL2-6 3-6Doha · hard
vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 6-4Guadalajara 2 · hardW6-4 6-1Dubai · hard
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vs Alexandrova E.#28W6-3 6-2Rome · clayL5-7 0-6s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Vekic D.#40L6-7 1-6San Diego · hardL4-6 7-6(5) 1-6San Diego · hard
vs Badosa P.#59W6-2 4-6 6-1Indian Wells · hardW7-6 6-4Stuttgart · clay
vs Kasatkina D.#87W6-0 6-3Berlin · grassL6-4 5-7 0-6San Jose · hard
vs Burel C.#218W6-2 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-0 6-2US Open · hard- vs Kudermetova V.#446W6-1 5-7 6-4Guadalajara 2 · hardL6-2 5-7 4-6Berlin · grass
- vs Garcia C.#784L6-7 7-6 1-6Cincinnati · hardL2-6 6-4 1-6Cincinnati · hard
- vs Collins D.W5-7 6-3 6-3Guadalajara 2 · hardW3-6 6-3 6-2US Open · hard
vs Jabeur O.L6-1 5-7 1-6Rome · clayW3-6 7-6 7-5Fort Worth Finals · hard
vs Kvitova P.W6-3 6-0Indian Wells · hardL4-6 4-6Dubai · hard- vs Rogers S.L1-6 3-6San Jose · hardW6-4 6-7 6-4Cincinnati · hard
Head-to-head
7 meetings · Sabalenka A. leads 4–334
- Sakkari M.November 2022WTA FinalsThis matchHard6-2 6-4
- Sakkari M.November 2021GuadalajaraHard7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3
- Sabalenka A.January 2021Abu DhabiHard6-3 6-2
- Sabalenka A.February 2020DohaHard6-3 6-0
- Sabalenka A.February 2020DubaiHard6-2 4-6 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSakkari M.Sabalenka A.1 923ELO2 2661 805Hard ELO2 1815–5Last 107–327Age24172 cmHeight182 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $15.0M2026 $1.3MEarningsCareer $53.2M2026 $8.0M
Cite this
Maria Sakkari beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-4. Umpiry, "Maria Sakkari vs Aryna Sabalenka — WTA Finals Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-11-02/sabalenka-vs-sakkari-wta-finals-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 2 November 2022).