Varvara Gracheva vs Lulu Sun — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
[8]
#70WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
NZL
Lulu Sun
#109WTA
1668ELO
1670Hard ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW

Varvara Gracheva defeated Lulu Sun 6-3 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #70. Varvara Gracheva claimed a first win over Lulu Sun in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gracheva V.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 55 days (−1.0)
Sun L.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 469 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.0+94 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1670
6.5Overall Elo 1810
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1668
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Country comfort
7.0
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.

Gracheva V.
662
Sun L.
340

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
1.04
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 57%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR128clayLulu Sun3-6 6-1 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Gracheva V.Sun L.
62%1st serve in+5%57%
61%1st serve points won+8%69%
46%2nd serve points won+5%51%
56%Service points won+6%62%
43%Return points won+4%39%
55%Break points saved+7%62%
2.5Aces / match+35.5
4.1Double faults / match+0.93.2

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Svitolina E.[2]
6-746-36-3
Tauson C.[5]
Osaka N.[7]
4-60-0
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Wang X.
2-66-46-3
Gauff C.[1]
Navarro E.[4]
6-36-1
Osaka N.[7]
Parks A.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[5]
Montgomery R.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Bouzkova M.[5]
6-06-3
Wang X.
Parry D.
6-736-36-4
Navarro E.[4]
Martic P.[7]
6-46-3
Gauff C.[1]
Gracheva V.[8]
6-16-1
Osaka N.[7]
Baptiste H.
6-726-16-2
Montgomery R.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Tauson C.[5]
Keys M.[1]
6-47-67
Parks A.
Volynets K.[8]
6-16-4
R16
Bouzkova M.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-06-1
Svitolina E.[2]
Raducanu E.
6-757-636-1
Parry D.
Tsurenko L.[3]
2-66-46-1
Gauff C.[1]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-36-0
Navarro E.[4]
Avanesyan E.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Wang X.[6]
6-33-67-62
Martic P.[7]
Yuan Y.
6-26-2
Gracheva V.[8]
Sun L.
6-36-4
Volynets K.[8]
Li A.
6-46-3
Keys M.[1]
Cristian J.
6-16-2
Baptiste H.
Burrage J.
5-77-57-66
Parks A.
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Pera B.
Marino R.
7-626-4
Osaka N.[7]
Grabher J.
7-56-3
Montgomery R.
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Tauson C.[5]
Kenin S.
4-67-677-63
R32
Anisimova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Avanesyan E.
Barry M.
7-666-2
Fruhvirtova B.
Blinkova A.
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.[3]
Vickery S.
7-56-4
Svitolina E.[2]
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Wang X.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-47-5
Wang X.
Cristian J.
6-15-77-63
Gauff C.[1]
Liu C.
6-46-2
Gracheva V.[8]
Martincova T.
6-737-56-2
Navarro E.[4]
Fruhvirtova L.
2-66-46-2
Martic P.[7]
Masarova R.
3-66-36-3
Parry D.
Bektas E.
6-747-56-3
Raducanu E.
Ruse E.
6-34-67-5
Sun L.
Kessler M.
6-46-3
Bouzkova M.[5]
Frech M.
6-03-66-4
Yuan Y.
Day K.
7-616-756-1
Grabher J.
Romero Gormaz L.
2-66-37-67
Marino R.
Sun L.[4]
6-33-66-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-656-1
Parks A.
Anisimova A.[3]
2-66-26-3
Osaka N.[7]
Glushko L.
6-46-4
Tauson C.[5]
Stefanini L.
6-26-3
Burrage J.
Yang V.
6-36-3
Baptiste H.
Jamrichova R.
6-06-2
Volynets K.[8]
Andreeva E.
6-46-766-2
Cristian J.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-32-0
Keys M.[1]
Bronzetti L.
6-46-4
Minnen G.
Friedsam A.
6-46-0
Pera B.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-27-5
Montgomery R.
Hontama M.
6-32-66-0
Hibino N.
Niemeier J.
6-36-4
Li A.
Stephens S.
5-76-46-4