Aoi Ito vs Taylor TownsendDubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#246WTA
1549ELO
1568Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Ito A.
6-3 6-4
Townsend T.
Ito A.
662
Townsend T.
34

Aoi Ito defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #80.

Key context

  • Match story: Aoi Ito closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ito A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ito A.

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

Ito A.Townsend T.
Serve
70
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
51%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Hard Elo 1568
Surface ELO
7.3+228 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1549
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1826
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
3.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
4.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
91
98

Ito A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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