Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Karolina Pliskova | Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins 6-1 6-2

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Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-2 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Ekaterina Alexandrova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.

Key context

Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped just 3 games past Karolina Pliskova.

How the match was decided

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Alexandrova E. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

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Alexandrova E. and Pliskova K. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 11–4 (73%) against them, Pliskova K. 8–7 (53%). Alexandrova E. came out better against 5 of 11 comparable opponents, Pliskova K. against 3.

11–473%Alexandrova E. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents8–753%Pliskova K. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

23–12Sets17–17

192–137Games169–168

3–2Tiebreaks3–3

4–1Deciding sets3–1

vs Sabalenka A.#2W7-5 6-0s Hertogenbosch · grassL1-6 6-7US Open · hard
vs Anisimova A.#11W6-4 6-3Madrid · clayL6-3 5-7 1-6San Jose · hard
vs Bencic B.#12L4-6 3-6Charleston · clayW5-7 6-4 6-3US Open · hard

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vs Bouzkova M.#27W6-7 6-0 7-5Madrid · clayL4-6 5-7Madrid · clay
vs Ostapenko J.#32W7-6 6-0Seoul · hardL1-6 3-6Adelaide 1 · hard
vs Zhang S.#57L3-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardW6-0 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Linette M.#80L3-6 4-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Martincova T.#324W6-1 4-6 6-1Ostrava · hardW7-6 7-5Wimbledon · grass
vs Azarenka V.#455W6-4 4-6 6-2Ostrava · hardW7-5 6-7 6-2US Open · hard
vs Zanevska M.W6-3 6-4Berlin · grassW6-4 7-6Strasbourg · clay
vs Bonaventure Y.W6-2 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-1 6-3Abu Dhabi · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · level 2–2

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Hard: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0 · Clay: level 1–1 · Grass: Pliskova K. leads 1–0

Alexandrova E.February 2023DohaThis matchHard6-1 6-2
Alexandrova E.April 2022CharlestonClay6-3 6-1
Pliskova K.June 2019EastbourneGrass6-2 6-0
Pliskova K.May 2017Roland GarrosClay6-2 4-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Alexandrova E.Pliskova K.1 982ELO1 9441 854Hard ELO1 7996–4Last 105–528Age30175 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $11.3M2026 $1.6MEarningsCareer $27.2M2026 $1.0M

Cite this

Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-2. Umpiry, "Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Karolina Pliskova — Doha Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-02-13/alexandrova-vs-pliskova-doha-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 February 2023).