Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari — Rome Semi-final
Rome · WTA · Semi-final
#57WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019 ·
clay
#32WTA
1812ELO
1754Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Pliskova K.6-4 6-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
662
Sakkari M.
440
Karolina Pliskova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-4 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
4–3| 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 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
75
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
94
71
Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast