SF Italian Open 2021

Karolina Pliskova #9 def. Petra Martic #25

6-1 3-6 6-2

Karolina Pliskova defeated Petra Martic 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the 2021 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 15, 2021*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2021
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Karolina Pliskova	Petra Martic
Aces	8	4
Double faults	9	2
First serve %	67.0%	55.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	55.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	46.0%
Break points saved %	70.0%	54.0%
Break points converted %	46.0%	30.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	51.0%
Return points won %	49.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Karolina Pliskova	Petra Martic
Country	CZE	CRO
Birth date	Mar 21, 1992	Jan 19, 1991
Age	29	30
Height	186 cm	181 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	25
Ranking points (entering)	4,660	2,335
Elo (entering)	1,901	1,763
Current career W-L	430–248	212–215
Current career earnings	$26,988,922	$9,220,466

Pre-match H2H

Karolina Pliskova #9 2 – 2 Petra Martic #25

Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jelena Ostapenko #49	4-6 7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2021	QF
Vera Zvonareva #113	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2021	R16
Anastasija Sevastova #47	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2021	R32

Karolina Pliskova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Iga Swiatek #15	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 16, 2021	F

Petra Martic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jessica Pegula #31	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 2021	QF
Nadia Podoroska #44	3-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2021	R16
Kristina Mladenovic #53	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2021	R32
Shelby Rogers #43	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2021	R64