Jessika Ponchet vs Barbora Palicova — Prague Round of 16

Prague · WTA · Round of 16
Jessika Ponchet
FRA
Jessika Ponchet
#190WTA
1579ELO
1564Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025
clay
Barbora Palicova
CZE
Barbora Palicova
#307WTA
1380ELO
1374Clay ELO
22 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
Ponchet J.
6-1 7-5
Palicova B.
Ponchet J.
672
Palicova B.
150

Jessika Ponchet defeated Barbora Palicova 6-1 7-5 in the Prague round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessika Ponchet came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ponchet J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Palicova B.

Palicova B.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ponchet J.

Serve advantage — Ponchet J.

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
Ponchet J.Palicova B.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (86 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ponchet J.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Palicova B.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+191 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Clay Elo 1374
7.6Overall Elo 1579
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1380
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
Country comfort
4.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Ponchet J.Palicova B.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
94

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Bouzkova M.[5]
Noskova L.[1]
2-66-16-3
Semi-finals
Bouzkova M.[5]
Valentova T.
6-47-5
Noskova L.[1]
Wang X.[4]
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Bouzkova M.[5]
Li A.[9]
3-66-36-3
Wang X.[4]
Bejlek S.
6-46-1
Noskova L.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-3
Valentova T.
Ponchet J.
6-26-0
R16
Valentova T.
Sramkova R.[2]
7-617-5
Noskova L.[1]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-4
Li A.[9]
Jeanjean L.
6-46-3
Ponchet J.
Palicova B.
6-17-5
Bouzkova M.[5]
Stefanini L.
6-46-4
Bejlek S.
Parks A.[8]
7-696-3
Wang X.[4]
Havlickova L.
3-67-57-66
Siniakova K.
Salkova D.
7-646-3
R32
Havlickova L.
Kovackova A.
7-56-1
Jeanjean L.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-32-0
Noskova L.[1]
Gasanova A.
7-657-67
Ponchet J.
Stojanovic N.
4-67-56-1
Stefanini L.
Tomova V.
6-17-63
Salkova D.
Samson L.
6-36-3
Palicova B.
Hon P.
6-23-66-3
Cocciaretto E.
Golubic V.
6-26-3
Sramkova R.[2]
Maleckova J.
6-34-66-4
Valentova T.
Ito A.
6-26-0
Li A.[9]
Sharma A.
7-616-3
Bouzkova M.[5]
Gao X.
6-06-2
Parks A.[8]
Hontama M.
6-46-2
Bejlek S.
Uchijima M.
7-56-2
Wang X.[4]
Dart H.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Ruse E.[7]
7-56-2