Laura Siegemund vs Elena RybakinaDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#87WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
Siegemund L.
7-6 7-6
Rybakina E.
Siegemund L.
79772
Rybakina E.
67650

Laura Siegemund defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Laura Siegemund claimed a first win over Elena Rybakina in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-12-27United CupQFhardElena Rybakina6-3 6-1
2024-07-01WimbledonR64grassElena Rybakina6-3 3-6 6-3
2022-09-12PortorozR32hardElena Rybakina6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(8)
2022-04-15BJK Cup QLS R1: GER vs KAZRRclayElena Rybakina6-0 6-1
2019-10-14LuxembourgQFhardElena Rybakina6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Rybakina E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Siegemund L.Rybakina E.
11
Serve
100
46
Return
34

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
73%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
98
Break points won·Slight edge
89
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
92

Siegemund L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Rybakina E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 56%