Maria Sakkari vs Varvara Gracheva — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026 ·
hard
Sakkari M.7-6 6-0
Gracheva V.
Sakkari M.
762
Gracheva V.
600
Maria Sakkari defeated Varvara Gracheva 7-6 6-0 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari handed Varvara Gracheva a second-set bagel in a 7–6 6–0 win.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Varvara Gracheva | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-05-06 | Rome | R64 | clay | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2023-02-06 | Linz | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
36
Break points saved·Dominant
78
16
Break points won·Slight edge
91
81
Deciding sets·Even
75
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
71
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Sakkari M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast