Alexandra Eala vs Zeynep Sonmez — Eastbourne Qualifying Round 1

Eastbourne · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Alexandra Eala
PHI
Alexandra Eala
#28WTA
1895ELO
1795Grass ELO
$871kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 June 2025
grass
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#48WTA
1800ELO
1693Grass ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Eala A.
6-1 6-3
Sonmez Z.
Eala A.
662
Sonmez Z.
13–

Alexandra Eala defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-1 6-3 in the Eastbourne qualifying round 1 on grass. The result followed the form book — Alexandra Eala came in ranked #28, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alexandra Eala extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-01Abu DhabiR32hardAlexandra Eala6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Eala A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Sonmez Z.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Eala A.

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
Eala A.Sonmez Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Eala A.Sonmez Z.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
77
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
75
80
Break points won·Even
97
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
79
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Eala A.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Sonmez Z.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+101 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Grass Elo 1693
6.0Overall Elo 1895
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1800
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
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
Eala A.Sonmez Z.
Freshness·Slight edge
84
95

Eala A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Sonmez Z.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Eala A.
Baptiste H.
6-717-646-1
Rakhimova K.
Watson H.
6-46-1
Gracheva V.
Golubic V.
2-67-636-4
Birrell K.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Cocciaretto E.
Lamens S.
4-66-17-62
Minnen G.
Zarazua R.
2-66-36-4
Q1
Baptiste H.
Yuan Y.
7-56-3
Eala A.
Sonmez Z.
6-16-3
Watson H.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-15-76-4
Rakhimova K.
Pera B.
6-747-636-3
Gracheva V.
Dolehide C.
6-33-66-4
Golubic V.
Sherif M.
6-37-5
Bondar A.
Knight M.
6-46-2
Birrell K.
Volynets K.
7-57-5
Lamens S.
Klugman H.
6-46-2
Cocciaretto E.
Arango E.
6-27-5
Minnen G.
Todoni A.
6-746-17-69
Zarazua R.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-36-4