Simona Waltert vs Petra Marcinko — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Simona Waltert
SUI
Simona Waltert
#81WTA
1670ELO
1606Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
Petra Marcinko
CRO
Petra Marcinko
#45WTA
1745ELO
1639Hard ELO
$468kYTD
$956kCAREER
20 yrs · 176 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWWLWL
Waltert S.
6-1 6-1
Marcinko P.
Waltert S.
662
Marcinko P.
11–

Simona Waltert defeated Petra Marcinko 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Marcinko came in ranked #45, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Simona Waltert claimed a first win over Petra Marcinko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-20EastbourneSFgrassPetra Marcinko6-4 6.4-7.7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Waltert S.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Marcinko P.

Marcinko P.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Waltert 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
Waltert S.Marcinko P.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Waltert S.Marcinko P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
72
Break points saved·Dominant
79
54
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
94
Tiebreaks·
85
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Waltert S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Marcinko P.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 91 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.1Hard Elo 1606
Surface ELO
4.9+33 Hard Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1670
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1745
5.0
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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
Waltert S.Marcinko P.
Freshness·Even
71
71

Waltert S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 73 games (7d) · Marcinko P.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). 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