Ella Seidel vs Zeynep Sonmez — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Ella Seidel
GER
Ella Seidel
#99WTA
1616ELO
1526Clay ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
clay
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#48WTA
1800ELO
1669Clay ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Seidel E.
7-5 2-6 6-3
Sonmez Z.
Seidel E.
7262
Sonmez Z.
5631

Ella Seidel defeated Zeynep Sonmez 7-5 2-6 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #48.

Key context

  • Match story: Ella Seidel closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Seidel E.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Sonmez Z.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

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
Seidel E.Sonmez Z.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Seidel E.Sonmez Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
88
Break points saved·Even
77
80
Break points won·Dominant
70
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
40
95
Tiebreaks·Even
89
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Seidel E.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Sonmez Z.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Clay Elo 1526
Surface ELO
6.2+143 Clay Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1616
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1800
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
4.8
Surface form
4.8
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.4
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Seidel E.Sonmez Z.
Freshness·Even
99
98

Seidel E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sonmez Z.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ruzic A.
Niemeier J.
6-36-3
Rus A.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Volynets K.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Todoni A.
W/O
Bondar A.
Seidel E.
7-56-4
Joint M.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Gadecki O.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.
Chwalinska M.
3-66-36-1
Mboko V.
Rakhimova K.
4-66-16-1
Arango E.
Jeanjean L.
4-67-53-0
Ruse E.
Siegemund L.
7-56-2
Baptiste H.
Teichmann J.
7-667-5
Q1
Ruse E.
Sierra S.
6-27-5
Siegemund L.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Baptiste H.
Hunter S.
6-07-62
Teichmann J.
Di Sarra F.
6-36-2
Volynets K.
Sasnovich A.
2-66-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Andreeva E.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Pigato L.
6-46-2
Todoni A.
Dart H.
6-26-2
Seidel E.
Sonmez Z.
7-52-66-3
Bondar A.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Joint M.
Carle M.
6-36-1
Golubic V.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Raggi A.
6-26-1
Gadecki O.
Fossa Huergo N.
6-26-0
Niemeier J.
Maria T.
6-06-1
Ruzic A.
Yuan Y.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Pera B.
6-33-66-3
Rus A.
Abbagnato A.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Paquet C.
4-66-36-2
Chwalinska M.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-767-56-1
Rakhimova K.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-36-0
Mboko V.
Bucsa C.
6-36-2
Arango E.
Stakusic M.
6-46-4
Jeanjean L.
Zakharova A.
2-66-47-5