WTA Finals · Semifinals · Singapore
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Pliskova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 702 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Karolina Pliskova here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 5–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.37 | 1.87 |
| ROI % | -60.3% | +86.6% |
| Units P/L | -2.41u | +4.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 7 career meetings
5
Stephens
2
Pliskova
Jan 19, 2026
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Apr 15, 2024
Rouen
C Clay · Round of 16
May 29, 2023
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
May 31, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 64
Oct 22, 2018
Singapore
H Hard · Semifinals
May 7, 2018
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 16
Oct 5, 2015
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 64
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.6% | 65.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 53% | 68.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.3% | 41.7% |
| Aces / Match | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.6% | 51.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.6% | 35% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 53.1% |
| BP Converted % | 58.4% | 50.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 43% | 50.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Karolina Pliskova face off in the Semifinals at Singapore on Hard.
Sloane Stephens leads 5-2 over 7 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Veronika Podrez (Apr 13).
Karolina Pliskova is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Jaqueline Cristian (May 5).
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