Francesca Curmi vs Sarah Iliev — W35 Darmstadt Round of 16

W35 Darmstadt · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
MLT
Francesca Curmi
#249WTA
1580ELO
1567Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2025
clay
FRA
Sarah Iliev
#755WTA
1219ELO
1170Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Curmi F.
6-2 6-3
Iliev S.
Curmi F.
662
Iliev S.
23–

Francesca Curmi defeated Sarah Iliev 6-2 6-3 in the W35 Darmstadt round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Curmi F.serving38% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Iliev S.

Iliev S.serving27% hold

wins 40% of points on serve vs Curmi F.

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
Curmi F.Iliev S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
52%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Curmi F.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Iliev S.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.5+397 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.5Clay Elo 1170
8.1Overall Elo 1580
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1219
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
3.4
0.0Lost last 2
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Curmi F.Iliev S.
Freshness·
85
—

Curmi F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Curmi F.
Daems J.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Curmi F.
Park S.
7-622-66-1
Daems J.
Rinaldo Persson K.
6-17-63
Quarter-finals
Daems J.
Bennemann E.
6-27-5
Park S.
Diaz Adrover C.
6-06-4
Rinaldo Persson K.
Vogt M.
6-46-1
Curmi F.
Wolff V.
3-66-36-3
R16
Bennemann E.
Tsygourova K.
7-56-0
Rinaldo Persson K.
Teixido Garcia M.
6-16-0
Diaz Adrover C.
Zelnickova R.
7-612-66-1
Park S.
Pislak M.
6-46-3
Curmi F.
Iliev S.
6-26-3
Wolff V.
Lew Yan Foon A.
6-16-2
Daems J.
Labrana F.
6-26-2
Vogt M.
Schmidt A.
6-746-16-3
R32
Daems J.
Feistel G.
6-36-3
Rinaldo Persson K.
Giza L.
6-37-5
Tsygourova K.
Welker E.
4-66-46-3
Curmi F.
Ganz F.
6-16-1
Park S.
Falkner Z.
7-56-1
Lew Yan Foon A.
Pohle V.
4-67-656-2
Iliev S.
Hageman M.
7-694-66-3
Labrana F.
Vasilescu A.
7-56-4
Zelnickova R.
Schmidt L.
7-606-4
Bennemann E.
Martynov D.
6-24-66-3
Pislak M.
Kuhl C.
3-66-06-0
Schmidt A.
Maklakova E.
6-46-2
Teixido Garcia M.
Guth M.
6-26-3
Wolff V.
Fontenel C.
6-36-1
Vogt M.
Vargova N.
5-77-57-5
Diaz Adrover C.
Sauvant C.
1-0