Maria Sakkari vs Leylah Fernandez — Washington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
GRE
Maria Sakkari
[4]
#49WTA
1829ELO
1805Hard ELO
$669kYTD
$14MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023
hard
CAN
Leylah Fernandez
#22WTA
1849ELO
1807Hard ELO
$622kYTD
$8.0MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Maria Sakkari defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-5 6-2 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #22. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sakkari M.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Fernandez L.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.8Hard Elo 1805
Surface ELO
5.2+2 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1829
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1849
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.7
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.6
Country comfort
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
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.

Sakkari M.
762
Fernandez L.
520

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.09
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 51%

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-20TokyoR32hardLeylah Fernandez7-6(5) 6-4
2025-09-24BeijingR64hardLeylah Fernandez6-2 6-0
2024-01-01United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari7-6(2) 6-3
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR16hardMaria Sakkari6-2 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Sakkari M.Fernandez L.
65%1st serve in+4%61%
61%1st serve points won+5%66%
47%2nd serve points won+1%48%
56%Service points won+3%59%
42%Return points won+2%40%
60%Break points saved+5%65%
2.3Aces / match+0.22.5
1.9Double faults / match+2.84.7

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

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[3]
Sakkari M.[4]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Sakkari M.[4]
Pegula J.[1]
6-34-66-2
Gauff C.[3]
Samsonova L.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[1]
Svitolina E.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.[3]
Bencic B.[6]
6-16-2
Samsonova L.[8]
Kostyuk M.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Keys M.[7]
6-36-3
R16
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.[5]
6-26-2
Bencic B.[6]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Keys M.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-0
Gauff C.[3]
Baptiste H.
6-16-4
Kostyuk M.
Garcia C.[2]
6-26-3
Samsonova L.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.[4]
Fernandez L.
7-56-2
Pegula J.[1]
Stearns P.
6-36-4
R32
Keys M.[7]
Zheng Q.
7-56-1
Fernandez L.
Pera B.
6-37-5
Kostyuk M.
Andreescu B.
2-66-37-65
Stearns P.
Frech M.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.
Martic P.
6-37-613
Baptiste H.
Pliskova K.
6-10-66-3
Davis L.
Stephens S.
7-683-66-1
Brady J.
Kalinina A.
6-26-1
Samsonova L.[8]
Collins D.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.[5]
Mertens E.
6-37-5
Bencic B.[6]
Potapova A.
5-6
Svitolina E.
Azarenka V.
7-626-4