Elina Svitolina vs Aryna Sabalenka — Strasbourg Semi-final
Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
UKR2#9WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2020 ·
clay
BLR4#1WTA
2220ELO
2103Clay ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Svitolina E.6-2 4-6 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Svitolina E.
6462
Sabalenka A.
2641
Elina Svitolina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's semi-final. Elina Svitolina claimed a first win over Aryna Sabalenka in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2024-08-12 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2024-05-06 | Rome | R16 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-09-24 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 2-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
91
100
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
93
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
70
59
Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast