Ella Seidel vs Claire LiuAustralian Open Qualifying Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Qualifying Round of 128
#123WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 7 January 2025 ·
hard
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWWLL
Seidel E.
7-5 6-2
Liu C.
Seidel E.
762
Liu C.
520

Ella Seidel defeated Claire Liu 7-5 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111, defending last year's round of 128. Ella Seidel extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ella Seidel closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-06s HertogenboschSFgrassElla Seidel6-3
2025-10-20GuangzhouQFhardClaire Liu4-6 6-0 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
24
Break points saved·Dominant
77
23
Break points won·Slight edge
70
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
40
24
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
97
88

Seidel E.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw