Sloane Stephens vs Tatjana Maria Preview & Prediction | 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz | First Round

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Sloane Stephens meets Tatjana Maria in the first round at the 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 500 event.

Ranking points: WTA 500

Start date/time:

Venue: Design Center Linz, Linz, Austria

Surface: Indoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / USA – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Tennis Channel

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Sloane Stephens vs Tatjana Maria prediction

Sloane Stephens meets Tatjana Maria for a fourth time in Linz.

The American leads the head-to-head 2-1 but lost their most recent clash in Miami way back in 2019.

All three of those encounters were on hardcourt so this will be a maiden showdown on clay.

Stephens is still searching for a strong level having missed almost all of 2025 and the world number 554 has only managed one main draw win so far this year.

Maria has been somewhat bereft of form with ten losses in 12 outings and clay is not her preferred surface.

Statistically, Sloane has good results on the dirt, so there's scope for the rankings upset, but her lack of match sharpness may hinder her here.

Sloane Stephens vs Tatjana Maria tip: Tatjana Maria to win