Jule Niemeier vs Anastasia Zakharova — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#510WTA
1418ELO
1398Clay ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
clay
Anastasia Zakharova
RUS
Anastasia Zakharova
#85WTA
1742ELO
1595Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niemeier J.
6-3 7-5
Zakharova A.
Niemeier J.
672
Zakharova A.
35–

Jule Niemeier defeated Anastasia Zakharova 6-3 7-5 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Zakharova came in ranked #85, but Jule Niemeier had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Jule Niemeier closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niemeier J.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Zakharova A.

Zakharova A.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

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
Niemeier J.Zakharova A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
48%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
47%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
8.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niemeier J.Zakharova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
47
Break points won·Slight edge
82
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
84

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Niemeier J.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Zakharova A.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Clay Elo 1398
Surface ELO
6.5+197 Clay Elo edge
1.5Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
8.5Overall Elo 1742
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
7.8
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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
Niemeier J.Zakharova A.
Freshness·
—
98

Zakharova A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Carle M.
Pera B.
7-646-2
Sonmez Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Joint M.
Teichmann J.
7-626-1
Blinkova A.
Quevedo K.
6-47-67
Sasnovich A.
Grant T.
6-17-5
Fett J.
Ruzic A.
6-23-66-4
Masarova R.
Bejlek S.
6-25-76-2
Starodubtseva Y.
Jacquemot E.
7-652-67-5
Parry D.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Kostovic T.
Stefanini L.
6-26-2
Udvardy P.
Niemeier J.
6-26-3
Jones F.
Bucsa C.
7-633-66-1
Q1
Cocciaretto E.
Hon P.
6-26-1
Blinkova A.
Torner Sensano N.
6-36-3
Quevedo K.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Roura Llaverias R.
6-26-4
Carle M.
Snigur D.
5-77-676-4
Sonmez Z.
Romero Gormaz L.
7-686-3
Lepchenko V.
Dart H.
6-46-736-3
Joint M.
Errani S.
6-42-66-2
Teichmann J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Grant T.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Bjorklund M.
6-36-1
Fett J.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Ruzic A.
Geerlings A.
6-46-2
Masarova R.
Rus A.
6-17-5
Bejlek S.
Bondar A.
7-56-3
Jacquemot E.
Todoni A.
3-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Paquet C.
2-66-36-0
Parry D.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-27-5
Kostovic T.
Ruse E.
6-42-67-63
Stefanini L.
Andreeva E.
7-56-4
Udvardy P.
Gadecki O.
6-727-56-1
Niemeier J.
Zakharova A.
6-37-5
Bucsa C.
Chwalinska M.
7-56-0
Jones F.
Siegemund L.
6-46-3