Katerina Siniakova vs Christina Mchale — Rome Qualifying Round of 32
Katerina Siniakova defeated Christina Mchale 6-3 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Katerina Siniakova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Katerina Siniakova dropped just 5 games past Christina Mchale.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSiniakova K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSiniakova K. and Mchale C. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Siniakova K. went 1–5 (17%) against them, Mchale C. 0–4 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
1–517%Siniakova K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–40%Mchale C. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–11Sets2–8
53–74Games42–56
0–1Tiebreaks0–2
1–1Deciding sets0–2
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Cirstea S.#16L3-6 2-6Eastbourne · grassL6-7 0-6Beijing · hard
vs Sakkari M.#33L3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grassL6-1 6-7 5-7Nottingham · grass
vs Kasatkina D.#84L2-6 2-5Indian Wells · hardL3-6 6-3 2-6Charleston · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Clay: Siniakova K. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Mchale C. leads 2–1
- Siniakova K.May 2018RomeThis matchClay6-3 6-2
- Siniakova K.March 2018Indian WellsHard3-6 6-2 7-6
- Mchale C.September 2016Japan Open TokyoHard3-6 6-4 6-4
- Mchale C.June 2016BirminghamGrass5-7 6-4 6-3
- Mchale C.June 2016BirminghamGrass5-7 6-4 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSiniakova K.Mchale C.1 881ELO1 6521 669Clay ELO1 5704–6Last 104–622Age26174 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight