Maria Sakkari def. Jasmine Paolini — Round of 32, Qatar Open 2026

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Qatar Open 2026

WTA 1000HardDoha, Qatar

Played10 Feb 2026

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

🇬🇷ranked WTA number 49 going into this drawWon

Maria Sakkari 6 6

🇮🇹ranked WTA number 8 going into this draw

Jasmine Paolini seeded 6 4 2

🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkarivJ. PaoliniJasmine Paolini🇮🇹

🇬🇷Maria Sakkari

🇮🇹Jasmine Paolini

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

0

0

Double faults

2

63%

1st serve in

57%

75%

1st serve points won

50%

57%

2nd serve points won

57%

68%

Service points won

53%

4/5

Break points saved

2/6

Return

47%

Return points won

32%

4/6

Break points won

1/5

64

Total points won

46

Head to head

2–2 level

  1. This matchDoha R32won by Sakkari
  2. 2025HardCincinnati R64won by Paolini
  3. 2025ClayMadrid R32won by Sakkari
  4. 2024HardDubai R16won by Paolini

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

4–6

2–2

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

7–10

Hard

18–7

–

Indoor hard

0–3

By round

0–6

R32

3–2

–

R16

4–0

2–2

At WTA 1000s

11–3

How their matches go

17

Completed matches

27

29%

Won in straight sets

48%

12%

Won after losing a set

15%

6%

Lost after winning a set

4%

53%

Lost in straight sets

33%

1–5

Tiebreaks

5–3

2–1

Deciding sets

4–1

7/8

Won after winning set 1

14/15

0/9

Won after losing set 1

3/12

Last 14 days

1

Matches

0

2

Sets

0

1

Days since last match

18

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentMaria SakkariJasmine Paolini
🇫🇷JeanjeanNo. 115
🇫🇷JeanjeanNo. 115WonMelbourne R128WonPerth & Sydney RR
🇺🇸GauffNo. 5
🇺🇸GauffNo. 5LostPerth & Sydney QFLostRiyadh RRLostWuhan SFWonCincinnati QF
🇺🇸KruegerNo. 55
🇺🇸KruegerNo. 55LostOsaka R32WonBeijing R128WonCincinnati R32
Total
Total2–23–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestMaria SakkariJasmine Paolini
1Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 79No. 79 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 FebLost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 30No. 30 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 Jan
2Lost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 8No. 8 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanWon🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 57No. 57 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
3Won🇫🇷L. JeanjeanLeolia JeanjeanNo. 101No. 101 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇧🇾A. SasnovichAliaksandra SasnovichNo. 102No. 102 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 Jan
4Lost🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 40No. 40 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 JanWon🇫🇷L. JeanjeanLeolia JeanjeanNo. 103No. 103 · 6 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 6 Jan
5Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 7 JanPerth & Sydney QF · 7 JanLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 11No. 11 · 4 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 4 Jan
6Won🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 29No. 29 · 5 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 5 JanLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 Nov
7Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 16No. 16 · 2 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 2 JanLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 4 NovRiyadh RR · 4 Nov
8Lost🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 27No. 27 · 21 OctTokyo R32 · 21 OctLost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 2 NovRiyadh RR · 2 Nov
9Lost🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 50No. 50 · 13 OctOsaka R32 · 13 OctLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 18 OctNingbo SF · 18 Oct
10Lost🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 28No. 28 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 SepWon🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 15No. 15 · 17 OctNingbo QF · 17 Oct