R16 Linz Open 2023

Maria Sakkari #7 def. Varvara Gracheva #84

6-4 6-2

Maria Sakkari defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-2 in the 2023 Linz Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariVarvara Gracheva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.4%55.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.9%57.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
76.9%48.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.9%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%31.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.1-3.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.1-12.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariVarvara Gracheva
Country GRE FRA
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Aug 2, 2000
Age2722
Height172 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)784
Ranking points (entering)3,811750
Elo (entering)1,9061,587
Current career W-L266–21182–117
Current career earnings$14,983,434$4,291,230
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nuria Parrizas Diaz #796-1 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 9, 2023R32

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donna Vekic #336-3 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023QF

Varvara Gracheva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anna Blinkova #677-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 9, 2023R32
Sinja Kraus #1976-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2023Q1