Robin Montgomery vs Zeynep Sonmez — Birmingham 125 Round of 16

Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Robin Montgomery
USA
Robin Montgomery
#192WTA
1739ELO
1732Grass ELO
21 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#48WTA
1800ELO
1693Grass ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Montgomery R.
7-6 4-6 6-4
Sonmez Z.
Montgomery R.
78462
Sonmez Z.
66641

Robin Montgomery defeated Zeynep Sonmez 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the Birmingham 125 round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #48, but Robin Montgomery had been the form player, winning 9 of their last 10 on grass.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Montgomery R.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Sonmez Z.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Montgomery R.

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
Montgomery R.Sonmez Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Montgomery R.Sonmez Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
88
Break points saved·Even
81
80
Break points won·Dominant
44
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
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
Montgomery R.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Sonmez Z.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.0+39 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.0Grass Elo 1693
3.9Overall Elo 1739
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1800
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.9
Surface form
6.5
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
7.0
3-set count
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
Montgomery R.Sonmez Z.
Freshness·Even
97
95

Montgomery R.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sonmez Z.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Minnen G.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Fruhvirtova L.
Ponchet J.
6-20-66-4
Minnen G.
Masarova R.
3-67-677-65
Quarter-finals
Ponchet J.
Xu M.
6-26-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Stefanini L.
6-46-3
Minnen G.
Birrell K.
6-35-76-3
Masarova R.
Montgomery R.
6-20-0
R16
Xu M.
Kawa K.
4-67-56-2
Ponchet J.
Watson H.
6-45-77-5
Fruhvirtova L.
Burrage J.
6-06-4
Masarova R.
Golubic V.
6-27-61
Montgomery R.
Sonmez Z.
7-664-66-4
Minnen G.
Martincova T.
3-67-656-3
Birrell K.
Wei S.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Ryser V.
6-37-64
R32
Montgomery R.
Gibson T.
6-42-67-61
Ryser V.
Maria T.
7-627-5
Kawa K.
Andreeva E.
7-56-4
Ponchet J.
Diatchenko V.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Gadecki O.
6-06-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Eala A.
7-56-756-1
Stefanini L.
Banks A.
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Tan H.
6-26-3
Masarova R.
Snigur D.
3-66-26-4
Minnen G.
Hartono A.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Marino R.
3-66-46-1
Wei S.
Ishii S.
6-36-4
Birrell K.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Xu M.
Parks A.
6-27-66
Burrage J.
Fett J.
6-36-4
Sonmez Z.
Cabrera L.
6-37-5