Mai Hontama vs Laura SiegemundIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#204WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#40WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Hontama M.
6-1 3-6 6-4
Siegemund L.
Hontama M.
6362
Siegemund L.
1641

Mai Hontama defeated Laura Siegemund 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Siegemund came in ranked #40.

Key context

  • Match story: Mai Hontama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hontama M.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Siegemund L.serving51% hold

wins 51% 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

Serve & return on hard

Hontama M.Siegemund L.
Serve
11
Return
46

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
64
Break points saved·Dominant
27
80
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.3Hard Elo 1442
Surface ELO
8.7+272 Hard Elo edge
0.9Overall Elo 1480
ELO gap
9.1Overall Elo 1769
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
5.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
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
98

Hontama M.: 18 days rest · Siegemund L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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