Iga Swiatek vs Maria Sakkari — Indian Wells Final
Indian Wells · WTA · Final
POL3#5WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
GRE6#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Swiatek I.6-4 6-1
Sakkari M.
Swiatek I.
662
Sakkari M.
410
Iga Swiatek defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The result followed the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 16. Iga Swiatek extended the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Iga Swiatek dropped just 5 games past Maria Sakkari.
Head to head
5–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 4-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2026-02-08 | Doha | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 2-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | F | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | SF | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2021-09-20 | Ostrava | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
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
97
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
78
Break points won·Slight edge
100
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
63
71
Swiatek I.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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