Yue Yuan vs Sloane StephensHobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Yuan Y.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Stephens S.
Yuan Y.
63772
Stephens S.
46651

Yue Yuan defeated Sloane Stephens 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Yue Yuan claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yue Yuan closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-06-17BirminghamR32grassSloane Stephens6-3 6-3
2024-04-15RouenQFclaySloane Stephens6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Serve advantage — Yuan Y.

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

Yuan Y.Stephens S.
30
Serve
35
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·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
63
Break points saved·Even
81
78
Break points won·Clear edge
77
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
74

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1Hard Elo 1610
Surface ELO
4.9+20 Hard Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1683
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
8.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
4.1
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 77%