Magda Linette vs Kristina Kucova — Birmingham Qualifying Round of 32
Magda Linette defeated Kristina Kucova 6-2 6-3 in the Birmingham qualifying round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Kristina Kucova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Magda Linette dropped just 5 games past Kristina Kucova.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLinette M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsLinette M. and Kucova K. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Linette M. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Kucova K. 1–1 (50%).
2–0100%Linette M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–150%Kucova K. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–0Sets3–3
26–16Games31–28
0–0Tiebreaks0–1
0–0Deciding sets1–1
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Wang Y.#572W7-5 7-5Kaohsiung · hardL7-5 6-7(5) 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Hsieh S.W6-3 6-3Tokyo · hardW6-1 3-6 6-3Kuala Lumpur · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Grass: Linette M. leads 1–0 · Clay: Kucova K. leads 1–0
- Linette M.June 2016BirminghamThis matchGrass6-2 6-3
- Kucova K.May 2013Maribor 25KClay6-4 7-6(4)
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchLinette M.Kucova K.1 893ELO1 6501 507Grass ELO1 4512–8Last 102–824Age26171 cmHeight163 cmRightPlaysRight