Viktoria Hruncakova vs Varvara Gracheva — Auckland Qualifying Round 2

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Viktoria Hruncakova
SVK
Viktoria Hruncakova
#226WTA
1518ELO
1479Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Hruncakova V.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Gracheva V.
Hruncakova V.
6462
Gracheva V.
3631

Viktoria Hruncakova defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #95. Viktoria Hruncakova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-19GdyniaR32clayViktoria Hruncakova6-4 6-7(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Hruncakova V.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hruncakova V.

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

Hruncakova V.Gracheva V.
—
Serve
3
—
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
Hruncakova V.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (145 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hruncakova V.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
74
Break points saved·Even
73
76
Break points won·Dominant
41
87
Deciding sets·Even
91
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hruncakova V.Gracheva V.
Freshness·
100
—

Hruncakova V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Bonaventure Y.
Rus A.
6-32-66-4
Hruncakova V.
Gracheva V.
6-34-66-3
Ruse E.
Uchijima M.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Hibino N.
Cristian J.
6-34-66-2
Volynets K.
Bouchard E.
W/O
Q1
Bonaventure Y.
Jacquemot E.
6-36-4
Rus A.
Stefanini L.
6-26-0
Gracheva V.
Dolehide C.
7-55-76-2
Hruncakova V.
Mandlik E.
6-46-4
Uchijima M.
Paquet C.
6-36-4
Ruse E.
Bolsova A.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Yang V.
6-16-4
Masarova R.
Sebov K.
7-647-65
Cristian J.
Shnaider D.
6-43-66-3
Hibino N.
Vandeweghe C.
2-67-696-2
Volynets K.
Scott K.
1-66-36-3
Bouchard E.
Li A.
6-46-3