Maria Sakkari vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 16
GRE1#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2022 ·
hard
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.6-2 6-4
Alexandrova E.
Sakkari M.
662
Alexandrova E.
240
Maria Sakkari defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped just 6 games past Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R16 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-05-09 | Rome | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-10-18 | Moscow | SF | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4-1 |
| 2019-07-29 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-07-27 | Sobota Rokietnica $75K | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
71
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
19
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
71
56
Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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