Claire Liu vs Varvara Lepchenko — Puerto Vallarta 125 Round of 32

Puerto Vallarta 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Liu C.
6-3 1-6 7-5
Lepchenko V.
Liu C.
6172
Lepchenko V.
3651

Claire Liu defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 1-6 7-5 in the Puerto Vallarta 125 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111.

Key context

  • Match story: Claire Liu closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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
Liu C.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (86 vs 146). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
47
Break points saved·Even
64
64
Break points won·Clear edge
78
65
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
39

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Liu C.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Lepchenko V.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+76 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1559
5.2Overall Elo 1669
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1578
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
2.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·Dominant
71
44

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kessler M.
Preston T.
5-76-36-0
Semi-finals
Kessler M.
Baptiste H.
6-46-4
Preston T.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Carle M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
4-66-46-2
Baptiste H.
Montgomery R.
4-66-16-2
Preston T.
Starodubtseva Y.
7-56-4
Kessler M.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-1
R16
Starodubtseva Y.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Carle M.
Mcnally C.
0-66-26-3
Baptiste H.
Shymanovich I.
6-06-1
Preston T.
Riera J.
2-67-56-4
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-46-4
Montgomery R.
Zarazua R.
6-16-4
Kessler M.
Liu C.
6-46-3
Jeanjean L.
Marino R.
6-34-66-2
R32
Riera J.
Li A.
3-67-51-0
Vickery S.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-0
Starodubtseva Y.
Arango E.
7-56-1
Baptiste H.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-16-3
Preston T.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-1
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Hovde L.
6-37-5
Mcnally C.
Niemeier J.
6-46-3
Kessler M.
Stevanovic N.
6-36-1
Marino R.
Navarro Oliva M.
6-46-2
Jeanjean L.
Wickmayer Y.
6-07-5
Carle M.
Paquet C.
6-36-2
Shymanovich I.
Monnet C.
6-766-47-5
Montgomery R.
Sierra S.
6-17-5
Zarazua R.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-36-4
Liu C.
Lepchenko V.
6-31-67-5