Maria Sakkari – WTA #51 – Player Profile, Match Statistics & Bio

On the WTA Tour, Maria Sakkari is currently ranked world No. 51 and represents Greece. She plays right-handed. Her best ranking to date is No. 3. Her professional career started in 2010.

2025 proved challenging for Sakkari. Clay results: 5-5. On hard, results were modest at 12-19.

The Greek's 2024 season featured the final at Indian Wells, advancing to a semifinal at Charleston and one quarterfinal at Miami. Competing on clay: 9-5. On hard: 12-7. She held firm saving 62% of breakpoints faced, stayed composed winning at 61% in pressure situations on serve, and dominated on first serve with 68% points won.

Maria Sakkari won the title at Guadalajara, also reaching the final at Washington plus six semifinals, including Madrid and Indian Wells in 2023. Hard results: 28-18. She thrived in clutch moments at 60% on serve pressure points, won a strong 67% behind the first serve, and stayed solid at 48% on second serves.

Maria Sakkari reached finals at Parma, Indian Wells, Guadalajara 2, and St. Petersburg, making semifinals at Doha, Berlin, and Finals Fort Worth and two quarterfinals, including Rome in 2022. This brought a new career-high of No. 3. Competing on hard: 25-14. On grass: 7-4. Clay results: 8-5. Sakkari used the ace as a weapon with 0.4 per game, held firm saving 63% of breakpoints faced, and stayed solid at 49% on second serves.

Sakkari's 2021 season featured the final at Ostrava, seven semifinals and one quarterfinal. This marked her entry into the top 10. She dominated on clay with a 8-4 record. Sakkari went 28-15 on hard. Sakkari delivered 0.4 free points per game through aces, commanded 67% of points on first serve, and saved as much as 61% of breakpoints faced.

Maria Sakkari advanced to semifinals at Ostrava and St. Petersburg, making a quarterfinal at Cincinnati during 2020. Competing on hard: 18-9. She fired 0.4 aces per service game, maintained pressure winning 49% on second serve delivery, and won a solid 67% points on first serve.

Maria Sakkari won the title at Rabat and two semifinals, including Rome in 2019. She reached the top 20 for the first time. Sakkari dominated on clay with a 13-6 record. She went 11-13 on hard. Sakkari powered through with 0.4 aces per game, backed the serve up well with 47% on second attempts, and held steady at 65% on first serve points.

Sakkari's 2018 season featured the final at San Jose along with semifinals at Seoul and Istanbul. Competing on clay: 7-4. On hard: 15-16. She rarely gave away free points at second serve with 47% success, kept serving under decent control with just 0.37 double faults per game, and converted 47% of break opportunities.

The Greek advanced to a semifinal at Wuhan plus quarterfinals at Bol and Nottingham during 2017. Hard results: 9-7. Clay proved challenging: 4-8. She recorded a win over a top-10 opponent. She rarely erred with just 0.26 double faults per game, showed mental strength converting 46% of breakpoints, and managed 38% success during first serve return.

Maria Sakkari reached a quarterfinal at Istanbul in 2016. Competing on hard: 2-9. She averaged only 0.17 double faults per game. At lower-tier events, she reached two finals at Szeged $50K and Saint Gaudens $50K. Additional semifinals at Osprey FL $50K and Sharm El Sheikh $100K. At lower-tier events: 21-11. By surface: clay 16-6, hard 5-5. She won 58% on first serve, won 55% on second serve, and saved 61% of break points.

Sakkari developed through Challenger events in 2015. This brought her first top-50 ranking. She won two titles at Maribor $25K and Heraklion $10K. Additional semifinals at Minsk $25K, Tunis $50K, and Bad Saulgau $25K. Season record: 39-21. Across surfaces: clay 27-18, hard 12-3.

The Greek delivered an impressive 2014 campaign. She won four titles at Nis 10K, Bastad 10K, Tampere 10K, and Heraklion 10K. She also reached finals at Torun 25K, Bastad 10K, Heraklion 10K, and Savitaipale 10K. Record: 56-21. Surface breakdown: clay 35-11, hard 21-10.

Maria Sakkari competed at Futures/ITF level in 2013. She reached two finals at Mytilini 10K and MarathonAthens 10K. Additional semifinals at Nules 10K, Netanya 10K, and Vinaroz 10K. Season record: 25-19. By surface: clay 8-5, hard 14-11.

Maria Sakkari developed through Futures tournaments in 2012. She reached the final at Antalya 10K. Record: 18-19. Competing on hard: 12-10.

Maria Sakkari gained ranking points at Futures level in 2011. She reached the final at Athens 10K. Season record: 15-11. Results on hard: 8-6.