Arantxa Rus vs Maria SakkariPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇳🇱Arantxa Rus
#256 · 35 yrs · Left-Handed
56 meetings · sets 1–12
🇬🇷Maria Sakkari
#35 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
Arantxa Rus and Maria Sakkari have met 6 times since 2018; Maria Sakkari leads 6–0. Their first meeting came at Istanbul in 2018 on clay. On clay courts Sakkari leads 3–0. On grass courts Sakkari leads 2–0. Sakkari has won the last 6 meetings. Across all meetings Rus has taken 1 sets to Sakkari's 12. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sakkari won at Wimbledon - London (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rus | Sakkari | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Arantxa Rus | Maria Sakkari | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 17/28 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 12/30 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 23/58 | 33% | 15/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 12/21 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 14% | 2/14 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 72% | 21/29 | 76% | 19/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 17/29 | 64% | 16/25 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 5 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rus 0, Sakkari 5).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rus
🏹 Frontrunner
Sakkari
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 728 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jul 3, 2024
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 2nd Round
Apr 27, 2023
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Sep 28, 2022
Parma Ladies Open - Parma
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jun 29, 2021
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Mar 26, 2021
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round
Apr 27, 2018
Istanbul
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rus | Sakkari | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Arantxa Rus | Maria Sakkari | ||
| 1 or more | 79% | 15/19 | 87% | 13/15 |
| 3 or more | 21% | 4/19 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 5 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 47% | 7/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–9 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 2.10 |
| ROI % | +9.1% | -16.5% |
| Units P/L | +1.73u | -2.47u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Distance | — | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km |
| Route | ESP → SRB → UKR | SGP → ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sakkari has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Rus's 0%).
| Opponent | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Leolia Jeanjean | L 67 26 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Unknown Player
W50 Lexington · Semifinals
Oct 10
Whitney Osuigwe
W50 Lexington · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Malaika Rapolu
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Ena Koike
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 6
Mia Ristic
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 21
Samira De Stefano
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Leolia Jeanjean
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Susan Bandecchi
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Storm Hunter
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Talia Gibson
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Nao Hibino
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Linda Fruhvirtova
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 22
Yuliia Starodubtseva
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Robin Montgomery
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–59 matches
| Metric | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 52% |
| Sets won | 49% | 51% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 2 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rus | Sakkari |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 3 |
| Grass | 0 | 2 |
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