Paula Badosa vs Barbora KrejcikovaSydney Final

Sydney · WTA · Final
#115WTA
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2022
hard
#32WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$650kYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWLWWWW
Badosa P.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Krejcikova B.
Badosa P.
64772
Krejcikova B.
36641

Paula Badosa defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Sydney final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Krejcikova came in ranked #32. Paula Badosa extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Paula Badosa closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-06Indian WellsR16hardPaula Badosa6-1 7-5
2021-04-29MadridR64clayPaula Badosa6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Badosa P.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Krejcikova B.

Krejcikova B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

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

Badosa P.Krejcikova B.
21
Serve
39
19
Return
57

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
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (183 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
93
92
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Even
94
92
Deciding sets·Even
95
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
94
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 61 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1748
Surface ELO
5.9+72 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1780
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1874
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.8
Surface form
2.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
68
88

Badosa P.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Krejcikova B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast