Maria Sakkari vs Aryna Sabalenka — Fort Worth Finals Round Robin
Fort Worth Finals · WTA · Round Robin
GRE5#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2022 ·
hard
BLR7#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWLWW
Sakkari M.6-2 6-4
Sabalenka A.
Sakkari M.
662
Sabalenka A.
240
Maria Sakkari defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-4 in the Fort Worth Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 7–4. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped just 6 games past Aryna Sabalenka.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2023-04-24 | Madrid | SF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-11-02 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2021-11-15 | Guadalajara | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3 |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-01-06 | Abu Dhabi | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2020-02-24 | Doha | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
93
Break points won·Slight edge
91
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
71
66
Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About