Elena Rybakina vs Maria Sakkari — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · WTA · Semi-final
KAZ8#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2020 ·
hard
GRE6#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Rybakina E.3-6 7-5 6-1
Sakkari M.
Rybakina E.
3762
Sakkari M.
6511
Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Maria Sakkari 3–6 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Rome | R64 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 1-6 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2024-12-27 | United Cup | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 7-5 6-7 6-4 |
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-7 7-6 |
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
98
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
78
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
56
71
Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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