Elena Rybakina vs Karolina Pliskova — Abu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
Elena Rybakina
KAZ
Elena Rybakina
[3]
#2WTA
2175ELO
2136Hard ELO
$4.2MYTD
$29MCAREER
26 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#106WTA
1862ELO
1807Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Rybakina E.
662
Pliskova K.
420

Elena Rybakina defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Rybakina E.
8.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Pliskova K.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.3+329 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.7Hard Elo 1807
9.2Overall Elo 2175
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1862
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.4
Surface form
5.2
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
5.3
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
1.00
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-11RomeR16clayElena Rybakina0-6 2-6
2024-01-15Australian OpenR128hardElena Rybakina7-6(6) 6-4
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2R64hardElena Rybakina7-6(5) 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiQFhardElena Rybakina7-6(1) 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Rybakina E.Pliskova K.
60%1st serve in+4%64%
72%1st serve points won+6%66%
53%2nd serve points won+10%43%
65%Service points won+7%58%
41%Return points won+1%42%
66%Break points saved+7%59%
6.6Aces / match+1.84.8
2.4Double faults / match+3.55.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[2]
Samsonova L.[8]
1-67-686-4
Semi-finals
Bencic B.[2]
Haddad Maia B.[6]
6-26-3
Samsonova L.[8]
Zheng Q.
6-41-66-4
Quarter-finals
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Rybakina E.[3]
3-66-36-2
Bencic B.[2]
Rogers S.
7-656-2
Samsonova L.[8]
Kudermetova V.[4]
6-36-3
Zheng Q.
Kasatkina D.[1]
6-16-2
R16
Zheng Q.
Ostapenko J.[5]
7-6106-1
Kudermetova V.[4]
Mertens E.
6-17-5
Samsonova L.[8]
Krejcikova B.
7-57-66
Rybakina E.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-46-2
Rogers S.
Kontaveit A.[7]
4-66-34-1
Bencic B.[2]
Kostyuk M.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.[1]
Teichmann J.
1-66-06-2
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-757-64
R32
Teichmann J.
Yastremska D.
6-37-65
Zheng Q.
Marino R.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ruse E.
6-16-4
Samsonova L.[8]
Liu C.
3-66-26-0
Haddad Maia B.[6]
Bouzkova M.
4-66-36-0
Pliskova K.
Bonaventure Y.
6-16-3
Kontaveit A.[7]
Zhang S.
4-67-646-4
Rogers S.
Fernandez L.
6-46-756-1
Ostapenko J.[5]
Collins D.
7-51-67-5
Kostyuk M.
Cirstea S.
6-21-66-2
Mertens E.
Trevisan M.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Andreescu B.
7-626-2