Jasmine Paolini vs Jule NiemeierCluj Napoca Quarter-final

Cluj Napoca · WTA · Quarter-final
#17WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2022
hard
#510WTA
1418ELO
1423Hard ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Paolini J.
7-5 7-5
Niemeier J.
Paolini J.
772
Niemeier J.
550

Jasmine Paolini defeated Jule Niemeier 7-5 7-5 in the Cluj Napoca quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Jasmine Paolini extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-14StuttgartR16clayJasmine Paolini6-1 7-5
2022-09-26ParmaR32clayJasmine Paolini5-7 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Paolini J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

Niemeier J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

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

Paolini J.Niemeier J.
31
Serve
55
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·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 184). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
12
Break points saved·Dominant
87
33
Break points won·Clear edge
99
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
42

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0+450 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1423
10.0Overall Elo 1905
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1418
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
8.6
4.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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·
72

Paolini J.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast