Irina Balus vs Polina Skliar — W15 Krsko Semi-final

W15 Krsko · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
SVK
Irina Balus
#619WTA
20 yrs · 65 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2025
clay
UKR
Polina Skliar
#982WTA
15 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balus I.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Skliar P.
Balus I.
3762
Skliar P.
6531

Irina Balus defeated Polina Skliar 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the W15 Krsko semi-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balus I.serving41% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Skliar P.

Skliar P.serving30% hold

wins 42% of points on serve vs Balus I.

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
Balus I.Skliar P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
50%
48%
Break points saved·Even
47%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Balus I.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Skliar P.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Thamm M.
Balus I.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Balus I.
Skliar P.
3-67-56-3
Thamm M.
Voracek E.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Voracek E.
Brunkel L.
7-57-63
Balus I.
Hertel A.
6-36-3
Thamm M.
Drugdova S.
6-36-3
Skliar P.
Wobker I.
6-47-66
R16
Skliar P.
Van Impe A.
7-626-1
Drugdova S.
Ebster A.
7-56-4
Wobker I.
Senica A.
2-66-47-5
Thamm M.
Tucakovic S.
6-36-4
Hertel A.
Mikaca S.
6-36-0
Balus I.
Nagy A.
3-66-26-3
Brunkel L.
Vasilyeva A.
7-56-4
Voracek E.
Stoyanov A.
3-66-27-5
R32
Thamm M.
Boehner L.
6-16-0
Vasilyeva A.
Giordano M.
6-26-3
Tucakovic S.
Avataneo S.
6-16-2
Stoyanov A.
Titova M.
6-36-2
Senica A.
Smejkal L.
4-67-56-3
Wobker I.
Yesypchuk D.
6-16-0
Mikaca S.
Novak K.
0-66-46-1
Drugdova S.
Sramkova T.
6-46-2
Voracek E.
Veleva V.
6-26-0
Skliar P.
Raschdorf C.
7-56-2
Van Impe A.
Gasparovic C.
6-26-1
Brunkel L.
Kuzmova K.
6-16-1
Ebster A.
Cakarun N.
6-22-66-2
Balus I.
Bizjak Z.
6-06-3
Hertel A.
Cilekova L.
6-16-1
Nagy A.
Drozd M.
6-06-1