R16 Wuhan Open 2017

Maria Sakkari #80 def. Elena Vesnina #21

7-6(6) 7-5

Maria Sakkari defeated Elena Vesnina 7-6(6) 7-5 in the 2017 Wuhan Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariElena Vesnina
Aces60
Double faults46
First serve %62.0%61.0%
First serve points won %67.0%57.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%41.0%
Break points saved %33.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%67.0%
Service points won %59.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%41.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++2.0-5.9
Match Return++5.9-2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariElena Vesnina
Country GRE RUS
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Aug 1, 1986
Age2231
Height172 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8021
Ranking points (entering)7692,140
Elo (entering)1,6581,776
Current career W-L266–211263–261
Current career earnings$14,983,434$13,058,021
Pre-match H2H
Maria Sakkari #80 0 0 Elena Vesnina #21

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #67-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2017R32
Yulia Putintseva #481-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2017R64
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #586-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2017Q2
Aleksandrina Naydenova #3116-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2017Q1

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #427-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2017QF

Elena Vesnina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #386-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2017R32
Yingying Duan #966-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2017R64