Emily Appleton vs Simona Waltert — Ilkley 125 Round of 32

Ilkley 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GBR
Emily Appleton
#456WTA
1278ELO
1281Grass ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
grass
Simona Waltert
SUI
Simona Waltert
#90WTA
1670ELO
1460Grass ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
Appleton E.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Waltert S.
Appleton E.
3662
Waltert S.
6431

Emily Appleton defeated Simona Waltert 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Ilkley 125 round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Waltert came in ranked #90.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Appleton E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Waltert S.

Waltert S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Appleton 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
Appleton E.Waltert S.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Appleton E.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Waltert S.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
2.8Grass Elo 1281
Surface ELO
7.2+179 Grass Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1278
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 1670
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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
Appleton E.Waltert S.
Freshness·
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62

Waltert S.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 90 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Jovic I.
Marino R.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Marino R.
Naef C.
6-34-66-2
Jovic I.
Golubic V.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Naef C.
Banks A.
5-76-46-4
Marino R.
Eala A.
1-66-07-64
Jovic I.
Gibson T.
6-33-66-3
Golubic V.
Parry D.
6-16-3
R16
Marino R.
Appleton E.
2-66-46-3
Gibson T.
Snigur D.
7-57-63
Eala A.
Ryser V.
6-16-2
Banks A.
Xu M.
6-26-1
Naef C.
Ruzic A.
6-756-16-2
Jovic I.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-726-0
Parry D.
Dart H.
6-37-5
Golubic V.
Jacquemot E.
6-13-66-2
R32
Ryser V.
Saito S.
6-06-4
Appleton E.
Waltert S.
3-66-46-3
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
6-46-4
Naef C.
Okamura K.
6-37-5
Ruzic A.
Mcdonald E.
6-33-66-4
Jovic I.
Masarova R.
3-66-36-4
Jacquemot E.
Wei S.
6-46-4
Eala A.
Cabrera L.
7-646-3
Gibson T.
Osuigwe W.
7-56-2
Parry D.
Stoiber R.
6-17-5
Dart H.
Rajecki A.
6-46-3
Banks A.
Gadecki O.
6-47-62
Xu M.
Konjuh A.
6-36-3
Golubic V.
Stefanini L.
6-45-76-3
Lepchenko V.
Jeanjean L.
7-56-4
Snigur D.
Starodubtseva Y.
3-66-06-0