Barbora Palicova vs Dominika Salkova — Grado 125 Semi-final

Grado 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Barbora Palicova
CZE
Barbora Palicova
#307WTA
1380ELO
1374Clay ELO
22 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
clay
CZE
Dominika Salkova
#126WTA
1618ELO
1552Clay ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Palicova B.
6-2 6-4
Salkova D.
Palicova B.
662
Salkova D.
24–

Barbora Palicova defeated Dominika Salkova 6-2 6-4 in the Grado 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Salkova came in ranked #126.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Palicova B.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Salkova D.

Salkova D.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Palicova B.

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
Palicova B.Salkova D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Palicova B.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Salkova D.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Clay Elo 1374
Surface ELO
7.0+178 Clay Elo edge
1.7Overall Elo 1380
ELO gap
8.3Overall Elo 1618
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
4.3
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
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
Palicova B.Salkova D.
Freshness·Even
94
94

Palicova B.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Salkova D.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Valentova T.
Palicova B.
6-24-66-1
Semi-finals
Valentova T.
Marcinko P.
6-26-1
Palicova B.
Salkova D.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Palicova B.
Grabher J.
6-26-3
Valentova T.
Erjavec V.
6-16-0
Marcinko P.
Grant T.
6-36-2
Salkova D.
Kraus S.
6-36-1
R16
Grant T.
Fett J.
7-50-0
Palicova B.
Juvan K.
6-42-66-2
Valentova T.
Zarazua R.
6-26-746-2
Erjavec V.
Sharma A.
6-26-2
Marcinko P.
Prozorova T.
3-67-56-2
Kraus S.
Spiteri D.
7-56-0
Salkova D.
Oliynykova O.
7-53-66-3
Grabher J.
Urgesi F.
7-50-0
R32
Erjavec V.
Bogdan A.
6-03-66-3
Sharma A.
Noha Akugue N.
6-46-3
Prozorova T.
Pedone G.
2-66-46-4
Grant T.
Von Deichmann K.
6-06-3
Fett J.
Pieri T.
6-32-66-3
Kraus S.
Mazzola A.
7-636-1
Spiteri D.
Preston T.
6-16-4
Salkova D.
Brancaccio N.
6-36-4
Grabher J.
Papamichail D.
6-36-1
Urgesi F.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-06-2
Marcinko P.
Udvardy P.
6-45-76-3
Oliynykova O.
Paquet C.
3-66-37-65
Palicova B.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-46-736-3
Zarazua R.
Bandecchi S.
6-22-67-5
Valentova T.
Janicijevic S.
6-16-1
Juvan K.
Townsend T.
2-63-3