Maria Sakkari vs Leylah Fernandez — Washington Round of 16
Washington · WTA · Round of 16
GRE4#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023 ·
hard
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Sakkari M.7-5 6-2
Fernandez L.
Sakkari M.
762
Fernandez L.
520
Maria Sakkari defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-5 6-2 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #31. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2025-09-24 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2024-01-01 | United Cup | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2021-02-03 | Grampians Trophy | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
79
80
Break points saved·Even
78
77
Break points won·Even
91
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
75
84
Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast