Maria Sakkari vs Belinda Bencic — St. Petersburg Quarter-final
St. Petersburg · WTA · Quarter-final
GRE6#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2020 ·
hard
SUI1#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.2-6 6-4 6-3
Bencic B.
Sakkari M.
2662
Bencic B.
6431
Maria Sakkari defeated Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped the opening set before beating Belinda Bencic 2–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | R128 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 0-0 |
| 2022-06-13 | Berlin | SF | grass | Belinda Bencic | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
78
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
84
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
85
96
Sakkari M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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