WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Merida
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Gracheva
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,671 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Varvara Gracheva 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 | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | - |
| ROI % | -68.2% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
2
Stephens
2
Gracheva
May 29, 2023
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 64
Feb 27, 2023
Austin
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 20, 2023
Merida
H Hard · Round of 16
Feb 13, 2021
Phillip Island Trophy
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gracheva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Camila Osorio | L 46 16 | W 64 46 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Varvara Gracheva face off in the Round of 16 at Merida on Hard.
Sloane Stephens leads 2-2 over 4 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Varvara Gracheva is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Magda Linette (Mar 17).
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