R16 Mérida Open 2023

Sloane Stephens #41 def. Varvara Gracheva #89

5-7 6-2 7-6(5)

Sloane Stephens defeated Varvara Gracheva 5-7 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2023 Mérida Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSloane StephensVarvara Gracheva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%65.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.8%64.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.3%52.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+4.8+3.6
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.
-3.6-4.8

* 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

FieldSloane StephensVarvara Gracheva
Country USA FRA
Birth dateMar 20, 1993Aug 2, 2000
Age2922
Height170 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4189
Ranking points (entering)1,244702
Elo (entering)1,7391,596
Current career W-L303–24982–117
Current career earnings$19,431,719$4,291,230
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sloane Stephens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leolia Jeanjean #1086-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2023R32

Sloane Stephens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Camila Giorgi #680-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2023QF

Varvara Gracheva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatjana Maria #723-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2023R32
Emiliana Arango #2876-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2023Q1