Karolina Pliskova vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
#49 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
6w7 meetings · sets 5–10
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w4Karolina Pliskova and Sloane Stephens have met 7 times since 2015; Sloane Stephens leads 5–2. Their first meeting came at Beijing in 2015 on hard. On clay courts Stephens leads 3–1. On hard courts Stephens leads 2–1. Across all meetings Pliskova has taken 5 sets to Stephens's 10. Their most recent meeting: Karolina Pliskova won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pliskova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karolina Pliskova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 12/20 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 3/12 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 11/32 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 6/16 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 9/16 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 7/10 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 13/14 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 12/14 | 72% | 13/18 |
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: 6 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pliskova 2, Stephens 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pliskova
🤖 Servebot
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 679 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Karolina Pliskova.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jan 20, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 17, 2024
Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole - Rouen
C Clay · 2nd Round
May 29, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Jun 3, 2021
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 2nd Round
Oct 27, 2018
Singapore
H Hard · Semifinals
May 10, 2018
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 16
Oct 7, 2015
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pliskova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Karolina Pliskova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 2/5 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.73 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | -35.6% | +21.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.78u | +3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | UKR |
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
Across 8 shared opponents, both Pliskova and Stephens posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Tjen | W 64 64 | W 76 76 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 16 76 36 | W 62 64 |
| Sinja Kraus | W 26 61 64 | W 75 63 |
| Sara Bejlek | L 06 26 | L 36 26 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 06 26 | L 46 26 |
| Solana Sierra | W 64 63 | W 63 64 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 63 64 | L 46 16 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | L 64 26 26 | L 06 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diana Shnaider
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Hanne Vandewinkel
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Oleksandra Oliynykova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Tereza Valentova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Marie Bouzkova
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Semifinals
Jun 20
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Janice Tjen
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Carole Monnet
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Marta Kostyuk
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Clara Tauson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–39 matches
| Metric | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 46% |
| Sets won | 57% | 47% |
| Games won | 49% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 2 |
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pliskova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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