Mai Hontama vs Despina Papamichail — San Diego Qualifying Round 1

San Diego · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Mai Hontama
JPN
Mai Hontama
#202WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
Despina Papamichail
GRE
Despina Papamichail
#167WTA
1475ELO
1404Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Hontama M.
6-3 6-4
Papamichail D.
Hontama M.
662
Papamichail D.
34–

Mai Hontama defeated Despina Papamichail 6-3 6-4 in the San Diego qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Mai Hontama closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hontama M.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Papamichail D.

Papamichail D.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

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
Hontama M.Papamichail D.
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hontama M.Papamichail D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
27
16
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
59
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
60

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hontama M.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Papamichail D.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+38 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1404
4.7Overall Elo 1480
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1475
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
2.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
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
Hontama M.Papamichail D.
Freshness·Even
86
90

Hontama M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Papamichail D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Melnikova M.
Sramkova R.
4-66-26-4
Li A.
Day K.
6-36-0
Hontama M.
Galfi D.
7-646-4
Stakusic M.
Jacquemot E.
6-36-4
Niemeier J.
Liu C.
6-46-2
Saville D.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-46-1
Q1
Melnikova M.
Burrage J.
6-17-62
Sramkova R.
Makarova E.
6-36-2
Day K.
Sieg M.
6-36-3
Li A.
Ahn A.
7-57-5
Stakusic M.
Timofeeva M.
6-23-0
Jacquemot E.
Giavara H.
6-36-2
Liu C.
Fung S.
6-36-4
Niemeier J.
Stevanovic N.
7-653-66-4
Hontama M.
Papamichail D.
6-36-4
Galfi D.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-37-5
Fruhvirtova L.
Kolodynska J.
6-26-0
Saville D.
Chang H.
6-26-2