Sloane Stephens vs Varvara Gracheva — Merida Round of 16
Merida · WTA · Round of 16
USA2#307WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023 ·
hard
Stephens S.5-7 6-2 7-6
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.
5672
Gracheva V.
7261
Sloane Stephens defeated Varvara Gracheva 5-7 6-2 7-6 in the Merida round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #99, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped the opening set before beating Varvara Gracheva 5–7 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2023-02-27 | Austin | QF | hard | Varvara Gracheva | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2021-02-13 | Phillip Island Trophy | R64 | hard | Varvara Gracheva | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
51
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
17
10
Break points won·Dominant
91
65
Deciding sets·Even
71
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast