Sloane Stephens vs Karolina Pliskova — Singapore Semi-final
Singapore · WTA · Semi-final
USA5#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Stephens S.0-6 6-4 6-1
Pliskova K.
Stephens S.
0662
Pliskova K.
6411
Sloane Stephens defeated Karolina Pliskova 0-6 6-4 6-1 in the Singapore semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, defending last year's semi-final, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
5–2| 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 |
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 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
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
59
87
Break points saved·Dominant
26
86
Break points won·Even
90
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
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·Dominant
70
96
Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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