Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Pliskova — Rome Round of 32
Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018 ·
clay
#57WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Sakkari M.3-6 6-3 7-5
Pliskova K.
Sakkari M.
3672
Pliskova K.
6351
Maria Sakkari defeated Karolina Pliskova 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped the opening set before beating Karolina Pliskova 3–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 2023-02-20 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | SF | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
79
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
86
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
95
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
75
96
Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast