Sofia Costoulas vs Ayla Aksu — W35 Heraklion Semi-final

W35 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
BEL
Sofia Costoulas
#157WTA
1565ELO
1569Hard ELO
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
USA
Ayla Aksu
#214WTA
1521ELO
1513Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
Costoulas S.
6-2 1-6 6-3
Aksu A.
Costoulas S.
6162
Aksu A.
2631

Sofia Costoulas defeated Ayla Aksu 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the W35 Heraklion semi-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Costoulas closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Costoulas S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Aksu A.

Aksu A.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Costoulas S.

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
Costoulas S.Aksu A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Costoulas S.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Aksu A.
3.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.6+56 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1513
6.5Overall Elo 1565
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1521
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
4.9
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
Costoulas S.Aksu A.
Freshness·
100
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Costoulas S.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Radivojevic L.
Costoulas S.
6-04-1
Senic N.
Lodikova D.
6-36-2
Senic N.
Tichackova E.
1-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Costoulas S.
Aksu A.
6-21-66-3
Radivojevic L.
Kubka M.
6-36-756-1
Senic N.
Zaytseva K.
6-36-2
Lodikova D.
Glushkova D.
6-24-1
Senic N.
Serban I.
7-636-3
Tichackova E.
Korokozidi E.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Kubka M.
Pavlova K.
6-34-66-1
Aksu A.
Hruncakova V.
4-67-636-4
Costoulas S.
Defalco J.
7-56-0
Radivojevic L.
Tan H.
6-26-4
Glushkova D.
Stoyanov A.
6-16-4
Senic N.
Longueville R.
6-26-0
Zaytseva K.
Bertoldo J.
7-646-3
Lodikova D.
Matoula M.
6-46-4
Serban I.
Vukovic D.
2-66-36-1
Senic N.
Janicijevic S.
6-46-1
Korokozidi E.
Abbagnato A.
6-33-66-1
Tichackova E.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-46-4
R16
Pavlova K.
Knutson G.
6-36-4
Kubka M.
Samir S.
6-36-3
Tan H.
Tomase E.
6-26-3
Aksu A.
Valdmannova V.
6-14-67-5
Hruncakova V.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
6-16-3
Radivojevic L.
Desai Z.
6-36-0
Defalco J.
Helmi O.
6-16-3
Costoulas S.
Bains N.
6-35-76-2
Matoula M.
Korokozidi E.
6-26-1
Zaytseva K.
Mair L.
6-17-5
Lodikova D.
Vogt M.
6-46-1
Longueville R.
Sziedat F.
7-56-3
Stoyanov A.
Burcescu M.
6-36-1
Bertoldo J.
Shaikh H.
6-36-3
Glushkova D.
Voracek E.
7-53-66-1
Senic N.
Jamshidi E.
5-0
Vukovic D.
Rocchetti S.
6-36-1
Tichackova E.
Glushkova D.
7-643-66-3
Abbagnato A.
Luciano L.
6-36-2
Senic N.
Dols S.
6-36-2
Korokozidi E.
Voracek E.
3-66-06-4
Serban I.
Lovric P.
6-36-3
Janicijevic S.
Sakellaridi S.
6-16-2
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Cortez Llorca L.
6-36-4
R32
Bains N.
Cengiz B.
6-45-77-66
Pavlova K.
Weckerle M.
4-66-26-3
Guerrero Alvarez E.
Korokozidi E.
6-17-5
Kubka M.
Kaji H.
6-23-67-65
Samir S.
Yesypchuk D.
7-56-4
Tan H.
Isakova P.
6-06-2
Aksu A.
Coleman E.
6-06-0
Defalco J.
Abe H.
1-66-40-0
Helmi O.
Rajecki A.
6-16-4
Desai Z.
Walker B.
3-66-16-4
Radivojevic L.
Schueller A.
6-06-1
Tomase E.
Chatziavraam E.
6-06-1
Hruncakova V.
Argyrokastriti M.
4-66-16-2
Costoulas S.
Mcgiffin T.
6-26-2
Bertoldo J.
Chatziavraam E.
6-06-0
Mair L.
Argyrokastriti M.
6-47-5
Glushkova D.
Podlinska M.
6-26-1
Zaytseva K.
Sakellaridi S.
6-36-4
Burcescu M.
Popa M.
6-46-4
Longueville R.
Adams J.
6-36-1
Shaikh H.
Spasova B.
6-36-2
Senic N.
Squarcialupi G.
6-26-3
Matoula M.
Wirglerova S.
6-16-2
Vogt M.
Pandou A.
6-46-0
Jamshidi E.
Roussopoulou S.
3-66-37-67
Stoyanov A.
Chlpac A.
1-66-36-2
Lodikova D.
Di Girolami T.
6-36-3
Sziedat F.
Stamatova J.
6-16-2
Voracek E.
Fontenel C.
6-736-37-5
Korokozidi E.
Veleva V.
6-46-3
Rocchetti S.
Dencheva R.
3-67-676-2
Glushkova D.
Barbulescu B.
7-53-66-1
Vukovic D.
Ruggeri J.
4-66-36-4
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Lodikova D.
6-47-60
Tichackova E.
Hertel A.
7-646-4
Senic N.
Spasova B.
6-16-1
Sakellaridi S.
Leykina P.
6-36-3
Cortez Llorca L.
Argyrokastriti M.
6-24-66-1
Korokozidi E.
Spiteri D.
6-16-1
Luciano L.
Pandou A.
6-06-1
Dols S.
Goina P.
6-46-3
Janicijevic S.
Svatikova L.
6-46-1
Serban I.
Pieri T.
6-43-0
Lovric P.
Stankovic A.
6-26-1
Voracek E.
Maric D.
5-2
Abbagnato A.
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
4-1