Match analytics

Aryna Sabalenka vs Sloane Stephens · Match odds & ELO prediction

WTA Australian Open • Hard • Jan 12, 2025 • 8:15 AM

Hard

Final score

2 - 0

Winner Aryna Sabalenka

Key insights

Player performance profile

Aryna Sabalenka

HARD

100% · 50 on hard

Games won (last 10)

64%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~11,073 points across 79 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Elite
5.398% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Strong
1.284% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Elite
+8.995% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Elite
80%93% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Sloane Stephens

HARDSmall sample

0% · 01 on hard

Games won (last 10)

45%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~1,366 points across 9 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-1.619% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-2.222% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Strong
+4.682% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Solid
50%52% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens are set to meet at the WTA Australian Open on January 12, 2025 in a hard-court singles match. Sabalenka enters with a 39–7 record on hard courts in 2025, while Stephens has posted a 0–6 mark on hard courts this season. Elo ratings point to a clear statistical advantage for Stephens entering this matchup. In their head-to-head history, Sabalenka leads 4–0 over Stephens, including a win in their most recent meeting.

Both players enter with respectable recent form, as Sabalenka and Stephens have each won three or more of their last five singles matches.