Maria Sakkari vs Xiyu WangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฌ๐ทMaria Sakkari
#35 ยท 30 yrs ยท Right-Handed
2 meetings ยท sets 3โ2

๐จ๐ณXiyu Wang
#91 ยท 25 yrs ยท Left-Handed
6wMaria Sakkari and Xiyu Wang have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1โ1. Their first meeting came at U.S. Open - New York in 2022 on hard. Across all meetings Sakkari has taken 3 sets to Wang's 2. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sakkari won at Rothesay Open - Nottingham (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakkari | Wang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sakkari | Xiyu Wang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 16/24 | 89% | 32/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 15/46 | 15% | 7/47 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 12/23 | 82% | 28/34 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 11/22 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 4/12 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 76% | 19/25 | 97% | 34/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 16/25 | 91% | 32/35 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sakkari 1, Wang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakkari
๐ค Servebot
Wang
๐ The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The ๐ The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs ๐ค Servebot across 2,084 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Xiyu Wang.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the servebot's high ace rate.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 12, 2023
Rothesay Open - Nottingham
G Grass ยท 1st Round
Aug 31, 2022
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakkari | Wang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sakkari | Xiyu Wang | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 79% | 11/14 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 7/14 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8โ6 | 5โ4 |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | 2.91 |
| ROI % | -19.2% | -13.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.69u | -1.21u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | โ |
| Events | 2 | โ |
| Matches | 5 | โ |
| Distance | 2,779 mi ยท 4,472 km | โ |
| Route | SGP โ ROU | โ |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Wang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Sakkari's 40%).
| Opponent | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Storm Hunter | W 62 62 | W 62 75 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 61 67 26 | W 63 75 |
| Iga Swiatek | L 64 16 16 | L 26 36 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 67 46 | W 36 62 62 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 60 76 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round
Oct 5
Storm Hunter
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Talia Gibson
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Nao Hibino
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore ยท 2nd Round
Sep 24
Linda Fruhvirtova
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Yuliia Starodubtseva
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 4
Robin Montgomery
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Sep 1
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 3rd Round
Aug 17
Iga Swiatek
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Sep 1
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Philly Open - Philadelphia ยท 2nd Round
Aug 25
Ena Koike
Philly Open - Philadelphia ยท 1st Round
Aug 23
Madison Keys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 4th Round
Aug 20
Leylah Fernandez
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 17
Maria Timofeeva
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 14
Polina Kudermetova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 13
Bianca Andreescu
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 46โ47 matches
| Metric | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 77% |
| Sets won | 51% | 74% |
| Games won | 51% | 61% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakkari | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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