Tatjana Maria vs Leylah Fernandez — Cleveland Quarter-final
Cleveland · WTA · Quarter-final
#76WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2023 ·
hard
#25WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Maria T.6-3 6-2
Fernandez L.
Maria T.
662
Fernandez L.
320
Tatjana Maria defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3 6-2 in the Cleveland quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #25. Tatjana Maria extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tatjana Maria dropped just 5 games past Leylah Fernandez.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R32 | grass | Leylah Fernandez | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2025-06-09 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Tatjana Maria | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2024-02-26 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Tatjana Maria | 6-7 4-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
0
66
Break points saved·Dominant
0
47
Break points won·Dominant
18
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
1
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
92
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Maria T.: 10 days rest · 5 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast