Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Jelena OstapenkoSeoul Round of 16

Seoul · WTA · Round of 16
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Alexandrova E.
6-3 6-2
Ostapenko J.
Alexandrova E.
662
Ostapenko J.
320

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2 in the Seoul round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 16. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR32hardJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-2
2025-04-14StuttgartSFclayJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4
2024-01-29LinzFhardJelena Ostapenko6-2 6-3
2024-01-08AdelaideSFhardJelena Ostapenko6-2 7-6(3)
2023-09-11San DiegoR32hardJelena Ostapenko7-6(3) 6-7(6) 7-5
2022-09-19SeoulFhardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(4) 6-0
2022-04-28MadridR64clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-2 4-6 6-4
2019-10-07LinzSFhardJelena Ostapenko1-6 7-6(5) 7-5
2019-06-24EastbourneR16grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 2-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Ostapenko J.
52
Serve
10
42
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
5.2
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
79
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
87

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
92

Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Ostapenko J.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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