Leylah Fernandez def. Maria Sakkari — Round of 64, China Open 2025

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China Open 2025

WTA 1000HardBeijing, China

Played26 Sep 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 25 going into this drawWon

Leylah Fernandez seeded 25 6 6

🇬🇷ranked WTA number 56 going into this draw

Maria Sakkari 2 0

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezvM. SakkariMaria Sakkari🇬🇷

🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez

🇬🇷Maria Sakkari

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchBeijing R64won by Fernandez
  2. 2023HardWashington R16won by Sakkari

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

5–5

1–1

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

8–4

Hard

7–6

1–4

Clay

5–5

4–4

Grass

3–3

By round

2–3

R64

3–4

4–4

R32

4–5

1–4

At WTA 1000s

7–4

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

28

36%

Won in straight sets

39%

16%

Won after losing a set

11%

8%

Lost after winning a set

11%

40%

Lost in straight sets

39%

4–7

Tiebreaks

6–4

4–2

Deciding sets

3–3

11/12

Won after winning set 1

14/15

2/13

Won after losing set 1

0/13

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

64%

69%

1st serve points won

57%

52%

2nd serve points won

47%

54%

Break points saved

57%

42%

Return points won

45%

43%

Break points won

48%

2.8

Aces a match

1.8

3.0

Double faults a match

4.4

Last 14 days

0

Matches

1

0

Sets

3

28

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentLeylah FernandezMaria Sakkari
🇫🇷JacquemotNo. 62
🇫🇷JacquemotNo. 62WonNew York R64LostGuadalajara R32LostParis R128
🇩🇪MariaNo. 44
🇩🇪MariaNo. 44WonBad Homburg R32LostLondon R32WonNew York R128
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8LostBad Homburg R16LostCincinnati R64WonMadrid R32
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51LostCincinnati R64LostRouen R32
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 7
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 7WonWashington R16LostCanada R64
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 10
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 10WonWashington SFLostLondon R64
Total
Total4–32–6

Last 10 matches going in

LatestLeylah FernandezMaria Sakkari
1Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 29 AugNew York R32 · 29 AugWon🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 45No. 45 · 24 SepBeijing R128 · 24 Sep
2Won🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 98No. 98 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 AugLost🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 91No. 91 · 9 SepGuadalajara R32 · 9 Sep
3Won🇨🇦R. MarinoRebecca MarinoR128 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 AugLost🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR32 · 30 AugNew York R32 · 30 Aug
4Lost🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 38No. 38 · 20 AugMonterrey R16 · 20 AugWon🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 96No. 96 · 28 AugNew York R64 · 28 Aug
5Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 49No. 49 · 18 AugMonterrey R32 · 18 AugWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 43No. 43 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
6Lost🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51No. 51 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 AugLost🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 55No. 55 · 18 AugMonterrey R32 · 18 Aug
7Lost🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 38No. 38 · 29 JulCanada R128 · 29 JulLost🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 9No. 9 · 10 AugCincinnati R64 · 10 Aug
8Won🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 47No. 47 · 27 JulWashington F · 27 JulWon🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 62No. 62 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
9Won🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 13No. 13 · 26 JulWashington SF · 26 JulLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 30 JulCanada R64 · 30 Jul
10Won🇺🇸T. TownsendTaylor TownsendNo. 96No. 96 · 25 JulWashington QF · 25 JulWon🇨🇦C. BranstineCarson BranstineR128 · 28 JulCanada R128 · 28 Jul