Sijia Wei vs Kayla Cross — Birmingham 125 Qualifying Round 1

Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Sijia Wei
#403WTA
1418ELO
1359Grass ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
CAN
Kayla Cross
#200WTA
1432ELO
1318Grass ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLW
Wei S.
6-4 6-3
Cross K.
Wei S.
662
Cross K.
43–

Sijia Wei defeated Kayla Cross 6-4 6-3 in the Birmingham 125 qualifying round 1 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Sijia Wei closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wei S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cross K.

Cross K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Wei 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
Wei S.Cross K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Wei S.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Cross K.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.5+41 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Grass Elo 1318
4.4Overall Elo 1418
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1432
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
0.0Lost last 6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
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
Wei S.Cross K.
Freshness·
—
90

Cross K.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Cabrera L.
Wei S.
6-43-67-65
Ryser V.
Miyazaki Y.
6-37-5
Martincova T.
Mcdonald E.
6-16-1
Diatchenko V.
Stoiber R.
7-646-3
Tan H.
Bolkvadze M.
6-07-64
Ishii S.
Hartono A.
3-67-636-3
Q1
Wei S.
Cross K.
6-46-3
Cabrera L.
Appleton E.
0-66-06-3
Ryser V.
Aiava D.
6-37-5
Miyazaki Y.
Naef C.
6-45-76-2
Mcdonald E.
Osuigwe W.
7-57-65
Martincova T.
Okamura K.
6-16-1
Stoiber R.
Saito S.
6-37-65
Diatchenko V.
Branstine C.
6-756-36-3
Tan H.
Leonard M.
6-11-66-4
Bolkvadze M.
Bush T.
7-56-756-0
Hartono A.
Bains N.
6-07-63
Ishii S.
Rajecki A.
6-46-4