Katie Boulter vs Varvara Gracheva | Katie Boulter Wins 6-0 3-6 6-3

UMPIRY

ParisSemi-finalClaySat 17 MayFinal

Katie BoulterWTA #56 · GBR

Varvara GrachevaWTA #162 · FRA

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Katie Boulter defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-0 3-6 6-3 in the Paris semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Katie Boulter claimed a first win over Varvara Gracheva in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Katie Boulter handed Varvara Gracheva a first-set bagel in a 6–0 3–6 6–3 win.

How the match was decided

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Boulter K. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Boulter K. and Gracheva V. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Boulter K. went 4–8 (33%) against them, Gracheva V. 5–8 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).

4–833%Boulter K. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents5–838%Gracheva V. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

11–18Sets14–18

134–150Games127–152

1–3Tiebreaks2–0

2–3Deciding sets2–4

vs Gauff C.#4L5-7 2-6Beijing · hardL2-6 0-6US Open · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9L7-6(4) 1-6 4-6United Cup · hardL0-6 7-6 2-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26W6-2 6-4BJK Cup Finals · hardL0-6 6-3 5-7Tokyo · hard

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vs Stearns P.#36L4-6 2-6Miami · hardW6-2 6-3Austin · hard
vs Linette M.#80L6-2 0-6 5-7Cincinnati · hardL3-6 6-3 4-6Hobart · hard
vs Zakharova A.#110W6-4 6-0Hong Kong · hardL3-6 1-6Hong Kong · hard
vs Lamens S.#215L4-6 3-6BJK Cup Qualifiers · hardW4-6 7-6 6-4Hong Kong 125 · hard
vs Tsurenko L.L2-6 5-7Wuhan · hardW6-3 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Bouzas Maneiro J.#96Hard to compareL5-7 5-7US Open · hardL3-6 3-6Rouen · clay
vs Dart H.#116Hard to compareL6-4 1-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassW6-1 3-6 6-1Charleston · clay
vs Begu I.#460Hard to compareW6-7 6-3 6-0Indian Wells · hardW7-5 6-3Roland Garros · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Boulter K.May 2025ParisThis matchClay6-0 3-6 6-3
Gracheva V.May 2024ParisClay6-3 7-6(6)

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Paquet C.View tournament

Player context

Before the match

Boulter K.Gracheva V.1 874ELO1 8481 584Clay ELO1 6623–7Last 106–428Age24RightPlaysRightCareer $4.9M2026 $958KEarningsCareer $4.3M2026 $281K

Cite this

Katie Boulter beat Varvara Gracheva 6-0 3-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Katie Boulter vs Varvara Gracheva — Paris Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-05-17/boulter-vs-gracheva-paris-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 17 May 2025).