Mai Hontama vs Kristina Kucova — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Mai Hontama
JPN
Mai Hontama
#202WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Hontama M.
6-3 6-4
Kucova K.
Hontama M.
662
Kucova K.
34–

Mai Hontama defeated Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Mai Hontama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hontama M.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

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

Statistics

This season
Hontama M.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hontama M.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
13
Break points won·Dominant
96
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hontama M.Kucova K.
Freshness·
86
—

Hontama M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Baindl K.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Trevisan M.
Brantmeier R.
6-16-2
Ruse E.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-2
Sharma A.
Stearns P.
7-56-0
Frech M.
Marino R.
6-34-66-3
Diyas Z.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Hontama M.
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hon P.
6-47-5
Arconada U.
Haddad Maia B.
4-66-46-0
Liang E.
Dolehide C.
6-46-726-3
Parks A.
Inglis M.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Kawa K.
2-66-26-3
Q1
Paolini J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-16-4
Baindl K.
Maria T.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.
Baptiste H.
6-26-4
Brantmeier R.
Boulter K.
7-56-2
Ruse E.
Douglas E.
7-56-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Vickery S.
6-25-76-3
Sharma A.
Kalieva E.
4-66-16-3
Stearns P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Frech M.
Cabrera L.
7-626-2
Marino R.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Hibi M.
6-23-66-1
Kucova K.
Yuan Y.
6-26-1
Hontama M.
Udvardy P.
7-57-5
Hon P.
Tomova V.
6-34-0
Kalinskaya A.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Haddad Maia B.
Stefanini L.
6-46-1
Arconada U.
Rodionova A.
6-36-0
Liang E.
Wang X.
7-643-66-4
Dolehide C.
Min G.
7-56-1
Inglis M.
Bolkvadze M.
7-626-2
Parks A.
Kung L.
6-746-17-61
Kawa K.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1