Maria Sakkari vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
GRE
Maria Sakkari
[5]
#49WTA
1829ELO
1805Hard ELO
$669kYTD
$14MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023
hard
RUS
Ekaterina Alexandrova
#14WTA
1838ELO
1797Hard ELO
$561kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Maria Sakkari defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Alexandrova E.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0+8 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.0Hard Elo 1797
4.7Overall Elo 1829
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1838
5.4
H2H
4.6
8.1
Surface form
4.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
8.5
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
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.

Sakkari M.
662
Alexandrova E.
320

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.99
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR16grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
2022-05-09RomeR32clayMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR16hardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-4
2021-10-18MoscowSFhardEkaterina Alexandrova4-1 RET
2019-07-29San JoseR32hardMaria Sakkari6-1 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Sakkari M.Alexandrova E.
65%1st serve in+3%62%
61%1st serve points won+6%67%
47%2nd serve points won+1%46%
56%Service points won+3%59%
42%Return points won42%
60%Break points saved+8%52%
2.3Aces / match+2.75
1.9Double faults / match+1.63.5

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

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[1]
Pegula J.[2]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-1
Pegula J.[2]
Sakkari M.[5]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[5]
Garcia C.[3]
6-26-757-65
Kudermetova V.[8]
Gauff C.[4]
6-23-66-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Bencic B.[7]
W/O
R16
Sakkari M.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[7]
Azarenka V.
1-67-646-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[3]
Muchova K.
6-737-56-4
Pegula J.[2]
Ostapenko J.
6-22-67-5
Gauff C.[4]
Kvitova P.
6-37-66
Kudermetova V.[8]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kasatkina D.[6]
6-37-67
R32
Kasatkina D.[6]
Marino R.
7-656-2
Haddad Maia B.
Badosa P.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-23-66-3
Collins D.
Mertens E.
6-47-66
Azarenka V.
Oz I.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[7]
Tomova V.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova V.[8]
Krejcikova B.
6-43-67-65
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
7-56-2
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Keys M.
7-56-2