Maria Sakkari vs Zeynep SonmezPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇷Maria Sakkari
#35 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 4–2
🇹🇷Zeynep Sonmez
#59 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Maria Sakkari and Zeynep Sonmez have met 3 times since 2025; Maria Sakkari leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Merida Open Akron - Merida in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Sakkari leads 2–1. Sakkari has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sakkari has taken 4 sets to Sonmez's 2. Their most recent meeting: Maria Sakkari won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakkari | Sonmez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sakkari | Zeynep Sonmez | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 16/24 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 30% | 8/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 15/46 | 37% | 23/62 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 12/23 | 43% | 16/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 11/22 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 4/12 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 76% | 19/25 | 82% | 27/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 16/25 | 61% | 20/33 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sakkari 2, Sonmez 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakkari
🤖 Servebot
Sonmez
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🎾 All-Court across 404 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Maria Sakkari.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 5, 2026
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 9, 2026
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 25, 2025
Merida Open Akron - Merida
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakkari | Sonmez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sakkari | Zeynep Sonmez | ||
| 1 or more | 87% | 13/15 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 5 or more | 47% | 7/15 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 2.95 |
| ROI % | -16.5% | -22.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.47u | -2.65u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi · 4,472 km | 8,184 mi · 13,171 km |
| Route | SGP → ROU | UKR → ROU → CZE |
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
Sonmez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Sakkari's 43%).
| Opponent | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | L 16 46 | L 36 46 |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 67 46 | W 26 76 63 |
| Harriet Dart | W 61 62 | W 46 62 75 |
| Jasmine Paolini | L 16 26 | W 62 62 |
| Chi Fan Liu | W 67 63 63 | L 57 36 |
| Claire Liu | W 67 63 63 | L 57 36 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 67 46 | W 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Sinja Kraus
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Anastasia Zakharova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Maddison Inglis
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Iva Jovic
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Iryna Shymanovich
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Amanda Anisimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Daria Kasatkina
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–62 matches
| Metric | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 56% |
| Sets won | 51% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakkari | Sonmez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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