Storm Hunter vs Dominika Salkova — Australian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
AUS
Storm Hunter
#178WTA
1681ELO
1668Hard ELO
31 yrs · 166 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
CZE
Dominika Salkova
#127WTA
1618ELO
1614Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Hunter S.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Salkova D.
Hunter S.
3662
Salkova D.
6341

Storm Hunter defeated Dominika Salkova 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Salkova came in ranked #127.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hunter S.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Salkova D.

Salkova D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Hunter S.

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

Statistics

This season
Hunter S.Salkova D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hunter S.Salkova D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
58
Break points saved·Dominant
27
75
Break points won·Slight edge
76
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
26

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hunter S.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 69 days (−1.2)
Salkova D.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 539 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.9+53 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1614
6.2Overall Elo 1681
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1618
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Hunter S.Salkova D.
Freshness·
—
96

Salkova D.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Yastremska D.
Joint M.
6-21-66-4
Zarazua R.
Aiava D.
6-756-36-4
Volynets K.
Riera J.
3-67-647-5
Zakharova A.
Waltert S.
7-616-1
Ferro F.
Kudermetova P.
6-33-66-3
Hunter S.
Salkova D.
3-66-36-4
Jeanjean L.
Lys E.
2-67-646-3
Seidel E.
Baptiste H.
6-06-4
Marino R.
Sebov K.
2-0
Fruhvirtova B.
Wei S.
6-26-4
Korneeva A.
Bondar A.
6-36-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Knutson G.
6-41-67-64
Sun L.
Sonmez Z.
6-43-66-2
Snigur D.
Inglis M.
6-25-76-3
Bejlek S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-4
Timofeeva M.
Hon P.
6-24-66-1
Q2
Joint M.
Semenistaja D.
6-17-64
Yastremska D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-43-66-4
Zarazua R.
Niemeier J.
6-45-77-69
Aiava D.
Teichmann J.
2-67-56-1
Volynets K.
Zhao C.
6-36-1
Riera J.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-2
Waltert S.
Bassols Ribera M.
2-66-16-3
Zakharova A.
Peterson R.
6-42-66-4
Kudermetova P.
Andreeva E.
6-36-2
Ferro F.
Uchijima M.
6-46-1
Salkova D.
Abduraimova N.
7-56-4
Hunter S.
Naef C.
6-37-64
Jeanjean L.
Monnet C.
6-14-66-2
Lys E.
Bara I.
6-16-2
Seidel E.
Jones F.
6-36-754-4
Baptiste H.
Hartono A.
6-26-4
Sebov K.
Bonaventure Y.
6-756-44-0
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
6-756-46-2
Fruhvirtova B.
Gibson T.
1-66-37-5
Wei S.
Ercan M.
W/O
Bondar A.
Popovic I.
6-46-4
Korneeva A.
Ma Y.
5-76-47-65
Starodubtseva Y.
Dart H.
6-46-4
Knutson G.
Serban R.
6-15-76-1
Sonmez Z.
Danilovic O.
4-66-16-1
Sun L.
Jang S.
6-11-66-4
Inglis M.
Zavatska K.
7-636-3
Snigur D.
Li A.
6-46-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Kawa K.
6-46-1
Bejlek S.
Raina A.
6-17-5
Timofeeva M.
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Hon P.
Galfi D.
4-66-36-4
Q1
Yastremska D.
Boskovic L.
6-34-66-3
Grammatikopoulou V.
Kalieva E.
7-56-3
Joint M.
Stevanovic N.
6-31-67-5
Semenistaja D.
Babos T.
6-42-66-4
Zarazua R.
Fourlis J.
6-46-3
Niemeier J.
Tikhonova A.
6-746-46-2
Aiava D.
Paquet C.
6-37-65
Teichmann J.
Robbe A.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Lamens S.
7-667-64
Zhao C.
Savinykh V.
6-37-67
Jacquemot E.
Sierra S.
6-47-5
Riera J.
Fung S.
6-16-4
Bassols Ribera M.
Wurth T.
6-06-2
Waltert S.
Marcinko P.
6-16-1
Zakharova A.
Kolodynska J.
6-16-3
Peterson R.
Eala A.
6-27-5
Andreeva E.
Mcphee K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-16-1
Uchijima M.
Makarova E.
6-26-0
Ferro F.
Sramkova R.
3-66-46-1
Abduraimova N.
Pigossi L.
5-77-56-0
Salkova D.
Fett J.
7-53-67-5
Hunter S.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Naef C.
Prozorova T.
6-16-0
Jeanjean L.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Monnet C.
Janicijevic S.
6-46-1
Bara I.
Hatouka Y.
6-25-76-3
Lys E.
Erjavec V.
6-26-3
Seidel E.
Mandlik E.
6-32-66-4
Jones F.
Rouvroy M.
6-26-4
Hartono A.
Udvardy P.
7-646-3
Baptiste H.
Mendez S.
6-36-1
Sebov K.
Arango E.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Marino R.
Yang Y.
7-636-0
Ponchet J.
Tararudee L.
7-654-66-1
Fruhvirtova B.
Hule P.
6-46-4
Gibson T.
Mitu C.
6-31-66-2
Ercan M.
Miyazaki Y.
6-47-65
Wei S.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Bondar A.
Hsieh S.
7-636-4
Popovic I.
Lukas T.
6-36-2
Ma Y.
Bulgaru M.
7-56-2
Korneeva A.
Vickery S.
6-43-67-5
Dart H.
Brancaccio N.
6-27-64
Starodubtseva Y.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-36-0
Serban R.
Papamichail D.
7-56-2
Knutson G.
Friedsam A.
2-66-16-2
Danilovic O.
Shymanovich I.
6-26-0
Sonmez Z.
You X.
7-56-2
Jang S.
Noha Akugue N.
6-16-4
Sun L.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Inglis M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-66-37-5
Zavatska K.
Tan H.
6-16-3
Li A.
Martincova T.
6-746-46-4
Snigur D.
Kraus S.
6-36-0
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Stefanini L.
6-36-3
Kawa K.
Gjorcheska L.
7-54-66-3
Raina A.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-45-77-64
Bejlek S.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-1
Sharma A.
Jorge F.
6-736-36-3
Timofeeva M.
Astakhova D.
6-26-3
Hon P.
Jones E.
6-27-5
Galfi D.
Lansere S.
3-66-46-2