Varvara Lepchenko vs Carina Witthoeft — Wuhan Qualifying Round of 16
Varvara Lepchenko defeated Carina Witthoeft 6-1 7-6 in the Wuhan qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carina Witthoeft came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Varvara Lepchenko claimed a first win over Carina Witthoeft in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Varvara Lepchenko came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLepchenko V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsLepchenko V. and Witthoeft C. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lepchenko V. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Witthoeft C. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
2–340%Lepchenko V. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–250%Witthoeft C. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–6Sets4–5
61–70Games39–42
3–0Tiebreaks0–0
0–3Deciding sets1–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Cirstea S.#16L0-6 7-6 3-6Nurnberg · clayW6-3 6-2Budapest · clay
vs Sevastova A.#609L7-6 1-6 3-6Calvia · grassL5-7 1-6US Open · hard
vs Davis L.W6-4 7-5Wimbledon · grassW2-6 6-3 6-3Roland Garros · clay
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vs Safarova L.L5-7 7-6 3-6Charleston · clayL4-6 3-6Budapest · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Lepchenko V.September 2017WuhanThis matchHard6-1 7-6(2)
- Witthoeft C.August 2017New HavenHard6-2 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLepchenko V.Witthoeft C.1 668ELO1 7191 620Hard ELO1 6683–7Last 103–731Age22180 cmHeight176 cmLeftPlaysRight