Sofia Costoulas vs Barbora Palicova — W50 Otocec Quarter-final

W50 Otocec · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
BEL
Sofia Costoulas
#157WTA
1565ELO
1500Clay ELO
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2025
clay
Barbora Palicova
CZE
Barbora Palicova
#322WTA
1380ELO
1374Clay ELO
22 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
Costoulas S.
7-6 2-6 7-5
Palicova B.
Costoulas S.
77272
Palicova B.
64651

Sofia Costoulas defeated Barbora Palicova 7-6 2-6 7-5 in the W50 Otocec quarter-final on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Costoulas closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Costoulas S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Palicova B.

Palicova B.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Costoulas S.

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
Costoulas S.Palicova B.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Costoulas S.Palicova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
7
Break points saved·Dominant
83
42
Break points won·Slight edge
82
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
1
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Costoulas S.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Palicova B.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+127 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Clay Elo 1374
8.5Overall Elo 1565
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1380
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
6.5
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts

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
Costoulas S.Palicova B.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
82

Costoulas S.: 20 days rest · Palicova B.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 40 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Toth A.
Costoulas S.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Costoulas S.
Gorgodze E.
4-67-56-2
Toth A.
Mandlik E.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Mandlik E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-43-67-5
Costoulas S.
Palicova B.
7-642-67-5
Toth A.
Tikhonova A.
6-26-1
Gorgodze E.
Ansari C.
6-13-66-4
R16
Palicova B.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
1-67-640-0
Gorgodze E.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-46-4
Ansari C.
Hindova D.
6-33-66-2
Mandlik E.
Nahimana S.
6-26-0
Toth A.
Kaji H.
6-06-0
Noha Akugue N.
Makarova E.
1-66-06-3
Costoulas S.
Svatikova L.
6-16-4
Tikhonova A.
Serban R.
2-4
R32
Toth A.
Schmidt L.
6-06-3
Ansari C.
Inoue H.
4-66-46-2
Mandlik E.
Boskovic L.
3-66-16-1
Bassols Ribera M.
Senica A.
3-66-46-3
Nahimana S.
Lovric P.
6-46-1
Noha Akugue N.
Zaytseva K.
6-36-2
Svatikova L.
Kawamura M.
6-36-0
Serban R.
Morderger T.
6-46-4
Gorgodze E.
Falkner Z.
6-27-69
Guerrero Alvarez E.
Morderger Y.
6-27-64
Costoulas S.
Yamaguchi M.
6-46-0
Palicova B.
Meri E.
6-26-4
Tikhonova A.
Novak K.
7-626-4
Hindova D.
Drugdova S.
6-36-2
Kaji H.
Pislak M.
6-46-1
Makarova E.
Milic E.
2-67-56-1