Kayla Cross vs Iva Jovic — W35 Arcadia CA Final

W35 Arcadia CA · CHALLENGER · Final
CAN
Kayla Cross
#200WTA
1432ELO
1433Hard ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
Iva Jovic
USA
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Cross K.
6-2 7-6
Jovic I.
Cross K.
6782
Jovic I.
266–

Kayla Cross defeated Iva Jovic 6-2 7-6 in the W35 Arcadia CA final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

  • Match story: Kayla Cross closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cross K.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Jovic I.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cross K.

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

Cross K.Jovic I.
—
Serve
40
—
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Cross K.Jovic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cross K.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
Jovic I.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.5Hard Elo 1433
Surface ELO
9.5+415 Hard Elo edge
0.4Overall Elo 1432
ELO gap
9.6Overall Elo 1906
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
4.7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Cross K.Jovic I.
Freshness·Even
88
86

Cross K.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 33 games (7d) · Jovic I.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cross K.
Jovic I.
6-27-66
Semi-finals
Cross K.
Crawley F.
6-04-66-4
Jovic I.
Mckenzie K.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Jovic I.
Mateas M.
7-56-4
Mckenzie K.
Papamichail D.
6-06-3
Crawley F.
Branstine C.
4-66-47-5
R16
Papamichail D.
Cherubini D.
6-34-66-3
Mateas M.
Nguyen A.
7-57-63
Cross K.
Cayetano E.
3-66-26-3
Crawley F.
Zhao C.
6-746-36-0
Rogozinska Dzik S.
Osuigwe V.
6-40-66-3
Branstine C.
Arakawa H.
7-686-2
Jovic I.
Ahn A.
6-01-67-5
Mckenzie K.
Tian F.
W/O
R32
Zhao C.
Frey A.
1-67-56-4
Ahn A.
Allen K.
6-26-4
Mckenzie K.
Zaar L.
6-16-2
Crawley F.
Burgic E.
6-26-2
Arakawa H.
Tjen J.
6-766-46-2
Cherubini D.
Sebov K.
6-36-3
Cross K.
Di Girolami T.
6-46-2
Osuigwe V.
Ortenzi J.
7-676-3
Mateas M.
Kuwata H.
6-46-2
Tian F.
Keller K.
6-17-5
Rogozinska Dzik S.
Tikhonova A.
6-36-2
Papamichail D.
Loeb J.
6-36-4
Nguyen A.
Arakawa N.
6-16-1
Branstine C.
Sieg M.
6-36-3
Jovic I.
Miroshnichenko V.
6-16-3
Cayetano E.
Smith A.
6-22-0