SF St. Petersburg 2020

Elena Rybakina #25 def. Maria Sakkari #21

3-6 7-5 6-1

Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the 2020 St. Petersburg semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaMaria Sakkari
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%61.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.8%58.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.7%37.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
16.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.2%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%83.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%40.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+2.3-6.4
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.
+6.4-2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2020 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaMaria Sakkari
Country KAZ GRE
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Jul 25, 1995
Age2024
Height184 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2521
Ranking points (entering)1,8661,955
Elo (entering)1,8811,856
Current career W-L313–129266–211
Current career earnings$29,818,052$14,983,434
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina #25 0 0 Maria Sakkari #21

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oceane Dodin #1596-7(5) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2020QF
Fiona Ferro #586-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2020R16
Katerina Siniakova #596-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2020R32

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #81-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2020F

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #52-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2020QF
Alizé Cornet #616-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2020R16
Vitalia Diatchenko #893-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2020R32