Anastasia Potapova vs Karolina Pliskova | Anastasia Potapova Wins 6-1 6-7 6-3

UMPIRY

MadridQuarter-finalClayWed 29 AprFinal

Anastasia PotapovaWTA #25 · RUS

Karolina PliskovaWTA #51 · CZE

SetsGames2

66⁴6

17⁷3

Anastasia Potapova defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-7 6-3 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #25, defending last year's round of 16. Anastasia Potapova claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Anastasia Potapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Potapova A. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Potapova A. and Pliskova K. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Potapova A. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Pliskova K. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).

2–167%Potapova A. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–233%Pliskova K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–3Sets3–5

37–37Games33–40

1–0Tiebreaks0–0

1–1Deciding sets1–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Vekic D.#40W6-4 6-2Linz · hardL5-7 4-6Linz · hard
vs Kraus S.#95L2-6 7-6(5) 3-6Madrid · clayW2-6 6-1 6-4Madrid · clay
vs Zakharova A.#110W1-6 6-4 6-3Cluj-Napoca · hardL6-4 2-6 2-6Cluj-Napoca · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Potapova A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Pliskova K. leads 1–0

Potapova A.April 2026MadridThis matchClay6-1 6-7(4) 6-3
Pliskova K.February 2024DohaHard6-1 5-7 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Potapova A.Pliskova K.1 980ELO1 9441 831Clay ELO1 7775–5Last 105–525Age34175 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.7M2026 $1.4MEarningsCareer $27.2M2026 $1.0M

Cite this

Anastasia Potapova beat Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3. Umpiry, "Anastasia Potapova vs Karolina Pliskova — Madrid Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-04-29/pliskova-vs-potapova-madrid-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 29 April 2026).