Karolina Pliskova #8 def. Naomi Osaka #7

6-4 6-4

Karolina Pliskova defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-4 in the 2018 Pan Pacific Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarolina PliskovaNaomi Osaka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
67
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
80.8%75.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.6%71.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.9%67.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.7%23.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.8%45.2%
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.
+20.2+10.6
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.
-10.6-20.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarolina PliskovaNaomi Osaka
Country CZE JPN
Birth dateMar 21, 1992Oct 16, 1997
Age2620
Height186 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)87
Ranking points (entering)4,1054,115
Elo (entering)1,9591,954
Current career W-L430–248251–136
Current career earnings$26,988,922$26,612,806
Pre-match H2H

Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Donna Vekic #456-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018SF
Alison Riske-Amritraj #756-1 6-7(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018QF
Daria Saville #334-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2018R16

Karolina Pliskova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Camila Giorgi #376-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018SF
Barbora Strycova #256-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2018QF
Dominika Cibulkova #306-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2018R16