Ella Seidel vs Claire Liu — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Ella Seidel
GER
Ella Seidel
#99WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025
hard
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
Seidel E.
7-5 6-2
Liu C.
Seidel E.
762
Liu C.
52–

Ella Seidel defeated Claire Liu 7-5 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ella Seidel came in ranked #99. 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

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-06s HertogenboschSFgrassElla Seidel7.7-6.5 6-3
2025-10-20GuangzhouQFhardClaire Liu4-6 6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seidel E.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

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

Seidel E.Liu C.
20
Serve
—
9
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Seidel E.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Seidel E.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
64
Break points won·Slight edge
70
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
40
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
89
67

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Seidel E.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Liu C.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.4Hard Elo 1614
Surface ELO
4.6+21 Hard Elo edge
5.7Overall Elo 1616
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1669
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
6.9
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Seidel E.Liu C.
Freshness·Dominant
99
71

Seidel E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Aiava D.
Lys E.
6-12-66-4
Zidansek T.
Monnet C.
6-35-76-3
Wei S.
Stojanovic N.
4-66-47-69
Fett J.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-37-66
Golubic V.
Vickery S.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Dart H.
6-47-5
Chwalinska M.
Fruhvirtova B.
6-36-4
Riera J.
Inglis M.
4-66-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Micic E.
6-47-5
Snigur D.
Masarova R.
7-56-2
Bejlek S.
Teichmann J.
7-56-3
Birrell K.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-36-746-4
Todoni A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Jeanjean L.
Janicijevic S.
6-37-65
Ruse E.
Bektas E.
6-27-5
Erjavec V.
Martic P.
6-26-1
Q2
Golubic V.
Pigossi L.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Ishii S.
7-626-4
Riera J.
Bulgaru M.
6-46-4
Snigur D.
Palicova B.
6-31-0
Bejlek S.
Zakharova A.
6-46-4
Wei S.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-3
Zidansek T.
Serban R.
6-26-2
Hibino N.
Makarova E.
6-36-746-1
Teichmann J.
Jones F.
4-67-6136-3
Birrell K.
Hon P.
6-43-66-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Sharma A.
6-32-66-4
Lys E.
Rodionova A.
7-56-4
Dart H.
Preston T.
6-776-16-2
Masarova R.
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Ciric Bagaric L.
Bjorklund M.
6-24-66-4
Fett J.
Kraus S.
6-07-69
Fruhvirtova B.
Errani S.
6-06-2
Chwalinska M.
Benoit M.
6-13-66-1
Inglis M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-36-3
Kudermetova P.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-4
Micic E.
Astakhova D.
6-23-1
Aiava D.
Udvardy P.
6-46-1
Stojanovic N.
Montgomery R.
6-46-756-3
Todoni A.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Watson H.
3-66-36-1
Monnet C.
Jamrichova R.
7-626-1
Janicijevic S.
Bolkvadze M.
6-46-2
Jeanjean L.
Seidel E.
5-76-46-2
Ruse E.
Friedsam A.
3-66-36-4
Bektas E.
Timofeeva M.
7-653-67-5
Martic P.
Gao X.
3-67-656-4
Erjavec V.
Sawangkaew M.
6-26-3
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Palicova B.
Waltert S.
7-57-65
Snigur D.
Arango E.
3-67-56-3
Zakharova A.
Okamura K.
7-666-0
Bejlek S.
Von Deichmann K.
6-03-66-2
Romero Gormaz L.
Stefanini L.
6-33-66-4
Bektas E.
Hartono A.
6-23-66-1
Sawangkaew M.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-17-5
Riera J.
Boskovic L.
4-66-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Bandecchi S.
6-17-5
Masarova R.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-766-36-1
Teichmann J.
Shi H.
5-76-26-2
Birrell K.
Saito S.
7-646-2
Hon P.
Arconada U.
6-36-756-4
Sharma A.
Hontama M.
3-66-36-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Galfi D.
6-43-66-4
Aiava D.
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Udvardy P.
Ercan M.
6-06-3
Rodionova A.
Falei A.
6-37-5
Monnet C.
Semenistaja D.
6-43-66-2
Bjorklund M.
Parks A.
6-26-3
Ciric Bagaric L.
Sierra S.
6-27-5
Kraus S.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Fett J.
Eala A.
7-56-2
Golubic V.
Soboleva A.
6-36-3
Pigossi L.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-36-1
Vickery S.
Konjuh A.
7-673-66-0
Ishii S.
Ito A.
6-36-4
Dart H.
Cabrera L.
6-27-65
Preston T.
Barthel M.
6-16-2
Makarova E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-26-3
Hibino N.
Stakusic M.
7-656-1
Errani S.
Korneeva A.
2-66-36-3
Benoit M.
Miyazaki Y.
5-76-47-68
Chwalinska M.
Salkova D.
7-635-77-610
Sorribes Tormo S.
Fourlis J.
7-655-76-4
Inglis M.
Jacquemot E.
6-36-2
Bulgaru M.
Pedone G.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Chirico L.
6-26-4
Micic E.
Pridankina E.
6-33-67-5
Astakhova D.
Shibahara E.
1-66-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Smith T.
6-26-2
Jones F.
Fruhvirtova L.
7-56-4
Lys E.
Vandewinkel H.
6-46-3
Montgomery R.
Hercog P.
6-26-1
Stojanovic N.
Naef C.
6-46-3
Korpatsch T.
Brancaccio N.
6-23-66-4
Wei S.
Sasnovich A.
7-54-66-3
Todoni A.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-14-66-4
Watson H.
Radivojevic L.
7-56-7146-2
Lepchenko V.
Chang H.
6-16-3
Jamrichova R.
Leonard M.
6-37-5
Zidansek T.
Tararudee L.
6-04-66-4
Serban R.
Ponchet J.
7-656-0
Janicijevic S.
Zhu L.
6-31-66-2
Bolkvadze M.
Ruzic A.
3-66-36-3
Jeanjean L.
Glushko L.
1-66-26-1
Seidel E.
Liu C.
7-56-2
Ruse E.
Kung L.
6-16-1
Friedsam A.
Bolsova A.
6-46-1
Timofeeva M.
Tubello A.
6-44-67-5
Martic P.
Hule P.
6-27-66
Gao X.
Koevermans A.
6-06-0
Erjavec V.
Subasic A.
6-26-3