Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Sakkari — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023 ·
hard
GRE6#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Pliskova K.6-1 6-2
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
662
Sakkari M.
120
Karolina Pliskova defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova dropped just 3 games past Maria Sakkari.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2023-04-17 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | SF | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R32 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
75
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
94
71
Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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