Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Aryna Sabalenka — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2025 ·
hard
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Alexandrova E.3-6 6-3 7-6
Sabalenka A.
Alexandrova E.
3672
Sabalenka A.
6361
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 3–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 |
| 2026-06-17 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2022-06-06 | s Hertogenbosch | F | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2021-10-18 | Moscow | QF | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2019-01-28 | St. Petersburg | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-12-31 | Shenzhen | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
93
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
68
65
Alexandrova E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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