Valeriya Strakhova vs Carolina Alves — Florianopolis 125 Round of 16

Florianopolis 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
UKR
Valeriya Strakhova
#555WTA
1179ELO
1199Clay ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 December 2024
clay
BRA
Carolina Alves
#335WTA
1280ELO
1265Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
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Strakhova V.
6-3 6-4
Alves C.
Strakhova V.
662
Alves C.
34–

Valeriya Strakhova defeated Carolina Alves 6-3 6-4 in the Florianopolis 125 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carolina Alves came in ranked #335, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Strakhova V.serving24% hold

wins 39% of points on serve vs Alves C.

Alves C.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Strakhova V.

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
Strakhova V.Alves C.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
55%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
47%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Strakhova V.Alves C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
2
11
Break points saved·Slight edge
1
9
Break points won·Clear edge
86
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
19
40
Tiebreaks·
—
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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
Strakhova V.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Alves C.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Clay Elo 1199
Surface ELO
5.4+66 Clay Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1179
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1280
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
3.3
Surface form
2.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
8.8
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Strakhova V.Alves C.
Freshness·
95
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Strakhova V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Chwalinska M.
In Albon Y.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
In Albon Y.
Carle M.
3-67-696-2
Chwalinska M.
Jeanjean L.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Carle M.
Kawa K.
6-46-1
In Albon Y.
Fossa Huergo N.
6-36-1
Jeanjean L.
Strakhova V.
6-26-1
Chwalinska M.
Sherif M.
6-34-66-1
R16
Carle M.
Mladenovic K.
4-66-26-1
Kawa K.
Pigossi L.
6-36-2
Fossa Huergo N.
Papamichail D.
6-21-66-3
In Albon Y.
Shymanovich I.
7-57-5
Jeanjean L.
Stojanovic N.
6-16-1
Strakhova V.
Alves C.
6-36-4
Chwalinska M.
Oliynykova O.
7-616-1
Sherif M.
Jorge F.
6-16-3
R32
Carle M.
Tkacheva M.
6-16-0
Mladenovic K.
Arango E.
7-656-766-1
Kawa K.
Fullana L.
6-06-1
Pigossi L.
Kulikova A.
6-26-2
Fossa Huergo N.
Semenistaja D.
6-37-5
Papamichail D.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-34-66-0
Shymanovich I.
Vergara Rivera A.
6-36-3
In Albon Y.
Udvardy P.
6-46-1
Jeanjean L.
Lodikova D.
6-17-65
Stojanovic N.
Candiotto A.
6-26-1
Strakhova V.
Bulgaru M.
4-66-46-2
Alves C.
Riera J.
7-56-4
Chwalinska M.
Fita Boluda A.
7-636-2
Oliynykova O.
Ibragimova A.
6-46-0
Sherif M.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-37-5
Jorge F.
Makarova E.
2-67-654-0