Emina Bektas vs Katarzyna Kawa — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
USA
Emina Bektas
#581WTA
1510ELO
1482Hard ELO
33 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025
hard
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#119WTA
1664ELO
1489Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Bektas E.
6-1 6-1
Kawa K.
Bektas E.
662
Kawa K.
11–

Emina Bektas defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-1 6-1 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarzyna Kawa came in ranked #119.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bektas E.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

Kawa K.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bektas 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
Bektas E.Kawa K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bektas E.Kawa K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
51
Break points saved·Dominant
82
15
Break points won·Dominant
35
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bektas E.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Kawa K.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 24 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.2Hard Elo 1482
Surface ELO
4.8+8 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1510
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1664
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
6.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
6.0
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
Bektas E.Kawa K.
Freshness·
—
95

Kawa K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ruzic A.
Hozumi E.
6-36-1
Osuigwe W.
Bucsa C.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Guo H.
6-26-756-3
Rakhimova K.
Marino R.
3-66-47-5
Bektas E.
Sierra S.
6-37-5
Seidel E.
Hon P.
5-76-36-4
Gracheva V.
Jovic I.
6-36-4
Ngounoue C.
Yuan Y.
3-66-46-3
Jeanjean L.
Masarova R.
6-36-4
Tomova V.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-1
Inglis M.
Zakharova A.
4-66-26-2
Ito A.
Galfi D.
6-36-4
Q1
Siegemund L.
Aiava D.
6-16-1
Guo H.
Todoni A.
6-16-0
Rakhimova K.
Burrage J.
7-686-2
Marino R.
Mandlik E.
6-27-62
Sierra S.
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Bektas E.
Kawa K.
6-16-1
Hon P.
Cocciaretto E.
6-46-4
Seidel E.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Jovic I.
Eikeri U.
7-56-2
Gracheva V.
Buzarnescu M.
6-06-2
Yuan Y.
Sharma A.
6-46-2
Ngounoue C.
Gadecki O.
6-726-36-3
Ruzic A.
Arconada U.
6-26-4
Hozumi E.
Shibahara E.
6-44-66-2
Bucsa C.
Mateas M.
6-16-1
Osuigwe W.
Sasnovich A.
7-646-4
Jeanjean L.
Zhao C.
6-14-66-3
Masarova R.
Davis L.
6-26-4
Jacquemot E.
Juvan K.
2-67-57-5
Tomova V.
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Inglis M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
1-67-656-2
Zakharova A.
Watson H.
6-26-3
Galfi D.
Hibino N.
2-66-36-3
Ito A.
Krunic A.
4-66-46-2