Taylah Preston vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaPuerto Vallarta 125 Quarter-final

Puerto Vallarta 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
#61WTA
1759ELO
1668Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Preston T.
7-5 6-4
Starodubtseva Y.
Preston T.
762
Starodubtseva Y.
54

Taylah Preston defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-5 6-4 in the Puerto Vallarta 125 quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuliia Starodubtseva came in ranked #61.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Preston T.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Starodubtseva Y.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Preston T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Preston T.Starodubtseva Y.
Serve
9
Return
51

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 140). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
38
75
Break points saved·Dominant
54
89
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
66
Tiebreaks·
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1590
Surface ELO
5.6+78 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1600
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1759
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
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
Freshness·Even
100
97

Preston T.: 21 days rest · Starodubtseva Y.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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