Marta Kostyuk vs Sloane Stephens — Cincinnati Round of 32

Marta Kostyuk defeated Sloane Stephens in the Round of 32 at the Cincinnati tournament, winning 7-5, 7-5 on hard courts. Kostyuk hit 7 aces to Stephens' 0 and converted 67% of her break points, compared to Stephens' 44%. Kostyuk won the match with 6 service breaks to Stephens' 4.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Kostyuk M. took it in straight sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveKostyuk M. 6 · Stephens S. 4
  • AcesKostyuk M. 7 · Stephens S. 0
  • Double faultsKostyuk M. 7 · Stephens S. 2

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 17–5SetKostyuk M. · Broke to take the set
  2. Set 23–3Break backKostyuk M. · Broke back
  3. Set 24–4Break backKostyuk M. · Broke back
  4. Set 25–5Break backKostyuk M. · Broke back
  5. Set 27–5SetKostyuk M. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowKostyuk M. broken 4 times · Stephens S. broken 6 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Kostyuk M.
8/12Stephens S.
6/12
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchKostyuk M.Stephens S.
EvenKostyuk M.Stephens S.
Late momentumKostyuk M.36
9Last 12 points3
9Last 3 games5
5/7Break points4/9

Break of serve

Match statistics

Kostyuk M.Stephens S.
Serve
  • 7Aces0
  • 7Double faults2
  • 67% · 8/12Service games held50% · 6/12
Return
  • 67%Break points won44%
  • 6Breaks of serve4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsStephens S. served 2 double faults, Kostyuk M. 7. Largest performance gap of the match.+5Kostyuk M.7Stephens S.2
AcesKostyuk M. served 7 aces, Stephens S. 0.+7Kostyuk M.7Stephens S.0

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Kostyuk M. and Stephens S. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kostyuk M. went 5–1 (83%) against them, Stephens S. 2–2 (50%). Kostyuk M. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, Stephens S. against 0.

5–183%Kostyuk M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–250%Stephens S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–3Sets4–5
67–48Games35–46
1–0Tiebreaks1–0
1–0Deciding sets1–0

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

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Head-to-head

1 meeting · Kostyuk M. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Kostyuk M.Stephens S.2 145ELO1 8571 920Hard ELO1 7246–4Last 106–424Age33175 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $10.6M2026 $3.8MEarningsCareer $19.4M2026 $411K

Match info

  • Started15:10 local

Cite this

Marta Kostyuk beat Sloane Stephens 7-5 7-5. Umpiry, "Marta Kostyuk vs Sloane Stephens — Cincinnati Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-18/kostyuk-vs-stephens-cincinnati-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 18 August 2026).