Maria Sakkari vs Coco Gauff — Indian Wells Semi-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
GRE9#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
USA3#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLWW
Sakkari M.6-4 6-7 6-2
Gauff C.
Sakkari M.
6662
Gauff C.
4721
Maria Sakkari defeated Coco Gauff 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 1-6 4-6 |
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2025-03-22 | Miami | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2023-10-02 | Beijing | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | F | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-05-09 | Rome | R16 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | QF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Coco Gauff | 6-1 1-6 6-1 |
| 2021-01-06 | Abu Dhabi | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
6.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
94
Break points saved·Even
78
81
Break points won·Slight edge
91
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
71
64
Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Gauff C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast