Leylah Fernandez vs Katie BoulterWashington Qualifying Round 2

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023
hard
#60WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLW
Fernandez L.
6-4 6-1
Boulter K.
Fernandez L.
662
Boulter K.
41

Leylah Fernandez defeated Katie Boulter 6-4 6-1 in the Washington qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Boulter came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Leylah Fernandez narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-21Bad HomburgR32grassLeylah Fernandez7.7-6.5 3-6 3-6
2026-06-09LondonR32grassKatie Boulter3-6 7.7-6.4 7-5
2024-11-13BJK Cup FinalsQFhardKatie Boulter6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

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

Fernandez L.Boulter K.
60
Serve
21
27
Return
67

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
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
86
Break points won·Even
95
93
Deciding sets·Even
90
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
98
98

Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Boulter K.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast