Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Anna KalinskayaSt. Petersburg Qualifying Final

St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
#20WTA
1907ELO
1863Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$7.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Alexandrova E.
7-6 6-0
Kalinskaya A.
Alexandrova E.
7762
Kalinskaya A.
640

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Anna Kalinskaya 7-6 6-0 in the St. Petersburg qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Ekaterina Alexandrova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR16hardAnna Kalinskaya3-6 7-6(5) 6-1
2024-10-07WuhanR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-4 6-7(2) 6-1
2023-09-25TokyoR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-7(7) 6-1 7-5
2021-06-14BerlinR32grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-2
2019-10-14MoscowR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kalinskaya A.

Kalinskaya A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kalinskaya A.
52
Serve
36
42
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.5

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·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Even
98
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
94
92

Alexandrova E.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Kalinskaya A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast