Valeriya Strakhova vs Despina Papamichail — W50 Chihuahua/CHI Semi-final

W50 Chihuahua/CHI · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
UKR
Valeriya Strakhova
#555WTA
1179ELO
1199Clay ELO
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2025
clay
Despina Papamichail
GRE
Despina Papamichail
#169WTA
1475ELO
1447Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Strakhova V.
4-6 6-4 7-5
Papamichail D.
Strakhova V.
4672
Papamichail D.
6451

Valeriya Strakhova defeated Despina Papamichail 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the W50 Chihuahua/CHI semi-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Strakhova V.serving24% hold

wins 39% of points on serve vs Papamichail D.

Papamichail D.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Strakhova V.

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
Strakhova V.Papamichail D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
51%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Strakhova V.Papamichail D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
2
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
1
16
Break points won·Slight edge
86
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
19
59
Tiebreaks·
—
60

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Strakhova V.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Papamichail D.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.5Clay Elo 1199
Surface ELO
7.5+249 Clay Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1179
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 1475
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
6.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Strakhova V.Papamichail D.
Freshness·Slight edge
95
100

Strakhova V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Papamichail D.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Strakhova V.
Alves C.
5-76-26-4
Semi-finals
Strakhova V.
Papamichail D.
4-66-47-5
Alves C.
Sanchez A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Papamichail D.
Anderson R.
7-56-4
Alves C.
Ortenzi J.
7-642-67-65
R16
Pavlou D.
Zeballos Melgar N.
6-26-4
Alves C.
Cherubini D.
4-67-656-1
Anderson R.
Kawa K.
4-66-16-4
Ortenzi J.
Hinojosa Gomez J.
6-26-2
Sanchez A.
Torres Murcia M.
7-636-1
Mandlik E.
Herrero Linana A.
7-54-66-2
Papamichail D.
Plekhanova D.
6-36-2
Strakhova V.
Aney J.
4-66-37-64
R32
Kawa K.
Guadiana Campos A.
6-06-2
Herrero Linana A.
Martinez Guerrero D.
6-06-2
Strakhova V.
Christofi E.
6-46-2
Cherubini D.
Senties X.
6-06-0
Zeballos Melgar N.
Martinez Solis C.
6-717-666-3
Aney J.
Ramirez K.
6-06-1
Plekhanova D.
Sousa Salazar N.
4-66-37-5
Hinojosa Gomez J.
Navarro M.
6-34-67-65
Ortenzi J.
Perez Garcia M.
6-26-3
Alves C.
Reyes Romero I.
6-16-2
Pavlou D.
Fossa Huergo N.
3-67-656-4
Anderson R.
Hitt Z.
6-36-2
Sanchez A.
Rodriguez V.
1-67-657-5
Papamichail D.
Millan I.
7-657-66
Mandlik E.
Hu V.
6-17-5
Torres Murcia M.
Failla J.
7-56-1