Karolina Pliskova vs Sloane Stephens — Madrid Round of 16
Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
#57WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
USA9#240WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Pliskova K.6-2 6-3
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.
662
Stephens S.
230
Karolina Pliskova defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova dropped just 5 games past Sloane Stephens.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2024-04-15 | Rouen | R16 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2018-10-22 | Singapore | SF | hard | Sloane Stephens | 0-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015-10-05 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2012-06-25 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
87
59
Break points saved·Dominant
86
26
Break points won·Even
93
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
79
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
96
70
Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d) · Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast