Varvara Gracheva vs Petra KvitovaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#88WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Gracheva V.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Kvitova P.
Gracheva V.
4662
Kvitova P.
6341

Varvara Gracheva defeated Petra Kvitova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #88, defending last year's round of 128. Varvara Gracheva claimed a first win over Petra Kvitova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-03-20MiamiR16hardPetra Kvitova7-5 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Serve advantage — Gracheva V.

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

Gracheva V.Kvitova P.
3
Serve
27
Return

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
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
93
Break points won·Even
87
88
Deciding sets·Even
90
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
92

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
4.3
Surface form
4.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.3
Country comfort
6.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw