Elvina Kalieva vs Mei Yamaguchi — W100 Cary NC Round of 16

W100 Cary NC · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA
Elvina Kalieva
#136WTA
1569ELO
1540Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 June 2025
hard
JPN
Mei Yamaguchi
#256WTA
1448ELO
1420Hard ELO
27 yrs · 152 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Kalieva E.
6-1 6-3
Yamaguchi M.
Kalieva E.
662
Yamaguchi M.
13–

Elvina Kalieva defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-1 6-3 in the W100 Cary NC round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elvina Kalieva came in ranked #136.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kalieva E.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Yamaguchi M.

Yamaguchi M.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kalieva 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
Kalieva E.Yamaguchi M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kalieva E.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Yamaguchi M.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+119 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1420
7.1Overall Elo 1569
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1448
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
5.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
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
Kalieva E.Yamaguchi M.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Kalieva E.: 18 days rest · Yamaguchi M.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vidmanova D.
Ekstrand M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Vidmanova D.
Ma Y.
6-17-5
Ekstrand M.
Brace C.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Ma Y.
Kalieva E.
6-16-0
Vidmanova D.
Sonobe W.
6-796-36-0
Brace C.
Stefanini L.
7-656-2
Ekstrand M.
Mandlik E.
5-76-46-2
R16
Ma Y.
Hartono A.
6-46-1
Stefanini L.
Mateas M.
6-46-4
Brace C.
You X.
5-76-06-2
Kalieva E.
Yamaguchi M.
6-16-3
Ekstrand M.
Bolkvadze M.
2-67-636-3
Mandlik E.
Rogers A.
4-66-26-1
Sonobe W.
Gailis R.
6-04-66-1
Vidmanova D.
Brengle M.
1-0
R32
Bolkvadze M.
Crawley F.
6-36-1
Mateas M.
Ma L.
6-46-4
Vidmanova D.
Cross K.
3-66-46-1
Brace C.
Brantmeier R.
6-17-65
Mandlik E.
Aiava D.
3-66-37-63
Ma Y.
Arconada U.
6-16-2
Gailis R.
Osuigwe W.
6-37-5
Ekstrand M.
Stoiana M.
2-67-56-2
Yamaguchi M.
Hu V.
6-26-4
You X.
Kung L.
6-37-5
Sonobe W.
Crossley M.
7-623-66-4
Stefanini L.
Bektas E.
7-56-3
Brengle M.
Sakatsume H.
1-66-16-4
Kalieva E.
Chang H.
6-16-3
Rogers A.
Jones M.
6-26-3
Hartono A.
Zampardo M.
6-16-4