Coco Gauff vs Claire LiuIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
Gauff C.
6-1 7-6
Liu C.
Gauff C.
6772
Liu C.
1640

Coco Gauff defeated Claire Liu 6-1 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-03WimbledonR32grassCoco Gauff3-6 7.7-6.5 2-6
2024-01-01AucklandR32hardCoco Gauff6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

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

Gauff C.Liu C.
25
Serve
100
Return

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%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 188). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
61
Break points saved·Dominant
96
64
Break points won·Clear edge
100
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
10.0+400 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1635
10.0Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1669
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
3.1
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
Country comfort
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Dominant
54
80

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Liu C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw