Lucrezia Stefanini vs Haruka Kaji — Auckland Qualifying Round 1

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Lucrezia Stefanini
ITA
Lucrezia Stefanini
#163WTA
1527ELO
1497Hard ELO
28 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2024
hard
JPN
Haruka Kaji
#270WTA
1421ELO
1412Hard ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
Stefanini L.
6-1 6-3
Kaji H.
Stefanini L.
662
Kaji H.
13–

Lucrezia Stefanini defeated Haruka Kaji 6-1 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stefanini L.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kaji H.

Kaji H.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Stefanini L.

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
Stefanini L.Kaji H.
1st serve in·Even
72%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stefanini L.Kaji H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
32
56
Break points saved·Dominant
26
52
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
69
Tiebreaks·
19
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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
Stefanini L.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Kaji H.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
7.8
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
Stefanini L.Kaji H.
Freshness·
80
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Stefanini L.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fruhvirtova B.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Ruse E.
Niemeier J.
6-03-66-3
Kessler M.
Yang Y.
7-56-4
Sun L.
Hruncakova V.
7-617-64
Vickery S.
Lamens S.
6-06-1
Martincova T.
Monnet C.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Bektas E.
6-37-5
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Burrage J.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Hontama M.
4-67-57-64
Romero Gormaz L.
Janicijevic S.
6-26-2
Glushko L.
Barry M.
7-57-64
Hibino N.
Vickery S.
6-46-2
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Tse E.
6-17-5
Sakatsume H.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Ruse E.
Danilina A.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Bolton E.
6-36-4
Kessler M.
Ponchet J.
6-26-756-3
Yang Y.
Ivanov V.
6-36-3
Hruncakova V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Sun L.
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Bozovic A.
6-06-3
Lamens S.
Tan H.
3-66-03-0
Martincova T.
Siskova A.
6-06-0
Monnet C.
Otway J.
6-36-3
Barry M.
Shibahara E.
7-616-4
Glushko L.
Chirico L.
7-636-3
Hibino N.
Tse E.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Pigossi L.
6-26-3
Stefanini L.
Kaji H.
6-16-3
Bektas E.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-36-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Konjuh A.
6-47-5
Burrage J.
Bolkvadze M.
2-67-646-3
Hontama M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Brancaccio N.
2-66-26-3
Romero Gormaz L.
Ivanov V.
6-737-636-4
Janicijevic S.
Zavatska K.
4-66-16-2