Sloane Stephens vs Varvara GrachevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w44 meetings · sets 4–5
🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva
#172 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
30wSloane Stephens and Varvara Gracheva have met 4 times since 2021; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Phillip Island Trophy - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Gracheva leads 2–1. Across all meetings Stephens has taken 4 sets to Gracheva's 5. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at French Open - Paris (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Stephens | Gracheva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sloane Stephens | Varvara Gracheva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 5/21 | 22% | 2/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 10/39 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 4/10 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | 54% | 7/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 89% | 8/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 44% | 4/9 |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Stephens 1, Gracheva 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Gracheva
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Varvara Gracheva.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 31, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 2nd Round
Mar 3, 2023
ATX Open - Austin
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 23, 2023
Merida Open Akron - Merida
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 13, 2021
Phillip Island Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.98 | - |
| ROI % | +21.4% | - |
| Units P/L | +3.43u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1 shared opponent, both Stephens and Gracheva posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | L 36 16 | L 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Magda Linette
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 17
Lilli Tagger
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Jessica Pegula
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 2nd Round
Feb 17
Rebecca Sramkova
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 1st Round
Feb 16
Magdalena Frech
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Feb 14
Priscilla Hon
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 13
Maria Sakkari
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 3rd Round
Feb 11
Linda Noskova
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 2nd Round
Feb 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–39 matches
| Metric | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 53% |
| Sets won | 47% | 48% |
| Games won | 48% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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