Xinyu Gao vs Raluka Serban — Valencia 125 Round of 16

Valencia 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#239WTA
1504ELO
1449Clay ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
clay
CYP
Raluka Serban
#323WTA
1356ELO
1336Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Gao X.
6-0 6-2
Serban R.
Gao X.
662
Serban R.
02–

Xinyu Gao defeated Raluka Serban 6-0 6-2 in the Valencia 125 round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gao X.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Serban R.

Serban R.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Gao X.

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
Gao X.Serban R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gao X.Serban R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
10
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
38
Break points won·Clear edge
88
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
21
Tiebreaks·
—
9

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gao X.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Serban R.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.7+114 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Clay Elo 1336
7.0Overall Elo 1504
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1356
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
5.5
Win streak
0.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Parrizas Diaz N.
Chirico L.
7-57-69
Semi-finals
Chirico L.
Vandewinkel H.
6-47-65
Parrizas Diaz N.
Gao X.
4-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Vandewinkel H.
Sierra S.
6-44-66-3
Chirico L.
Barthel M.
6-47-64
Gao X.
Shymanovich I.
3-66-46-4
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bejlek S.
W/O
R16
Chirico L.
Carle M.
6-46-4
Barthel M.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-33-66-4
Sierra S.
Geerlings A.
6-16-1
Vandewinkel H.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-46-4
Bejlek S.
Korpatsch T.
6-16-4
Parrizas Diaz N.
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
4-66-36-3
Gao X.
Serban R.
6-06-2
Shymanovich I.
Charaeva A.
6-47-66
R32
Serban R.
Cengiz B.
6-36-4
Charaeva A.
Quevedo K.
6-46-4
Geerlings A.
Pigossi L.
6-46-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Soboleva A.
7-57-65
Carle M.
Kaji H.
6-16-2
Korpatsch T.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-46-2
Bejlek S.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-36-2
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-15-76-0
Sierra S.
Kazionova E.
6-16-2
Vandewinkel H.
Boskovic L.
6-36-3
Selekhmeteva O.
Fita Boluda A.
6-26-4
Chirico L.
Esquiva Banuls C.
6-14-66-4
Romero Gormaz L.
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang X.
4-66-17-63
Gao X.
Korneeva A.
6-22-66-4
Shymanovich I.
Semenistaja D.
6-36-3