Eliakim Coulibaly vs Valentin Royer — Saint-Tropez CH Qualifying Round 1

Saint-Tropez CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CIV
Eliakim Coulibaly
#321ATP
1449ELO
1453Hard ELO
24 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2023
hard
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Coulibaly E.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Royer V.
Coulibaly E.
6462
Royer V.
4641

Eliakim Coulibaly defeated Valentin Royer 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Saint-Tropez CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77.

Key context

  • Match story: Eliakim Coulibaly edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Coulibaly E.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Coulibaly E.

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

Coulibaly E.Royer V.
—
Serve
30
—
Return
20

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

Statistics

This season
Coulibaly E.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Coulibaly E.Royer V.
Freshness·Dominant
94
57

Coulibaly E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Royer V.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Q2
Lajal M.
Cozbinov A.
6-26-1
Added D.
Gobat A.
6-16-2
Krutykh O.
Alimli M.
6-16-2
Gojowczyk P.
Coulibaly E.
1-66-47-66
Harris B.
Bourgue M.
6-787-686-2
Marie J.
Jacquet K.
6-14-67-63
Q1
Jacquet K.
Malige M.
6-16-1
Harris B.
Paris T.
6-46-4
Bourgue M.
Vatutin A.
4-66-46-3
Gobat A.
De Schepper K.
6-37-5
Added D.
Deckers A.
6-36-4
Alimli M.
Vincent Ruggeri S.
3-67-667-68
Krutykh O.
Karlovskiy E.
6-16-2
Marie J.
Vylegzhanin N.
2-67-56-2
Cozbinov A.
Wallart E.
6-46-4
Lajal M.
Tessa L.
6-17-5
Gojowczyk P.
Aubriot A.
7-656-3
Coulibaly E.
Royer V.
6-44-66-4