Hina Inoue vs Simona Waltert — Us Open Qualifying Round 2

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Hina Inoue
#279WTA
1355ELO
1335Hard ELO
23 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
Simona Waltert
SUI
Simona Waltert
#90WTA
1670ELO
1606Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
Inoue H.
6-3 6-2
Waltert S.
Inoue H.
662
Waltert S.
32–

Hina Inoue defeated Simona Waltert 6-3 6-2 in the Us Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Waltert came in ranked #90.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Inoue H.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Waltert S.

Waltert S.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Inoue H.

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
Inoue H.Waltert S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Inoue H.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Waltert S.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.2Hard Elo 1335
Surface ELO
7.8+272 Hard Elo edge
1.6Overall Elo 1355
ELO gap
8.4Overall Elo 1670
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
5.9
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
Inoue H.Waltert S.
Freshness·
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69

Waltert S.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 66 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Valentova T.
Rus A.
6-26-2
Tjen J.
Ito A.
6-16-2
Galfi D.
Udvardy P.
6-36-4
Hon P.
Vandewinkel H.
6-36-3
Shibahara E.
Gracheva V.
6-06-4
Volynets K.
Fett J.
5-76-26-3
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Jones E.
7-57-67
Wang X.
Charaeva A.
6-44-66-2
Selekhmeteva O.
Akli A.
7-52-66-2
Marino R.
Salkova D.
6-32-66-1
Inoue H.
Stefanini L.
7-646-1
Liu C.
Erjavec V.
7-56-4
Jones F.
Hartono A.
6-26-4
Aiava D.
Seidel E.
5-76-17-66
Zhang S.
Wei S.
6-16-3
Semenistaja D.
Klimovicova L.
6-37-60
Q2
Hartono A.
Gadecki O.
6-44-66-4
Tjen J.
Chwalinska M.
7-57-5
Vandewinkel H.
Tomova V.
3-67-56-4
Hon P.
Niemeier J.
6-46-3
Volynets K.
Honer A.
6-26-741-0
Fett J.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-757-56-4
Aiava D.
Mikulskyte J.
2-66-16-4
Wei S.
Romero Gormaz L.
4-66-16-1
Jones E.
Pigossi L.
6-46-4
Charaeva A.
Marcinko P.
1-66-17-5
Wang X.
Martic P.
7-56-4
Marino R.
Hontama M.
6-12-66-1
Selekhmeteva O.
Shymanovich I.
6-26-3
Salkova D.
Dmitruk K.
6-35-77-68
Inoue H.
Waltert S.
6-36-2
Liu C.
Inglis M.
6-37-5
Erjavec V.
Brace C.
6-46-4
Jones F.
Gorgodze E.
6-17-611
Valentova T.
Prozorova T.
7-56-1
Rus A.
Burrage J.
6-746-46-4
Ito A.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-01-66-1
Galfi D.
Crawley F.
6-26-2
Udvardy P.
Leonard M.
6-26-1
Gracheva V.
Wurth T.
7-56-2
Shibahara E.
Pridankina E.
7-657-67
Seidel E.
Vickery S.
6-16-2
Zhang S.
Vidmanova D.
6-46-0
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Sharma A.
2-66-36-3
Semenistaja D.
Cabrera L.
6-16-2
Klimovicova L.
Ponchet J.
6-36-3
Akli A.
Dart H.
7-646-1
Stefanini L.
Zhao C.
6-16-4
Q1
Jones F.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
Gorgodze E.
Watson H.
3-66-36-4
Hartono A.
Sanchez A.
2-66-46-3
Gadecki O.
Koevermans A.
3-66-36-1
Valentova T.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Burrage J.
Tig P.
6-46-0
Rus A.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-46-2
Ito A.
Friedsam A.
6-45-76-3
Chwalinska M.
Pedone G.
6-26-0
Tjen J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-1
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
6-27-64
Galfi D.
Urhobo A.
6-26-4
Udvardy P.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-1
Tomova V.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-36-0
Niemeier J.
Saville D.
6-06-2
Hon P.
Brancaccio N.
7-56-4
Gracheva V.
Brengle M.
7-56-3
Wurth T.
Rodionova A.
6-17-5
Pridankina E.
Palicova B.
5-76-36-4
Shibahara E.
Day K.
7-56-1
Volynets K.
Costoulas S.
6-36-4
Honer A.
Osuigwe W.
6-26-3
Andrianjafitrimo T.
Hercog P.
5-76-26-4
Aiava D.
Bejlek S.
6-44-66-4
Mikulskyte J.
Okamura K.
6-37-5
Zhang S.
Stoiana M.
7-56-3
Vidmanova D.
Iyengar M.
6-16-2
Wei S.
Cengiz B.
6-26-2
Romero Gormaz L.
Naef C.
6-46-4
Jones E.
Pera B.
6-14-66-2
Pigossi L.
Zidansek T.
5-77-626-3
Sharma A.
Radivojevic L.
7-56-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Nguyen A.
6-27-5
Marcinko P.
Gao X.
6-26-1
Charaeva A.
Ekstrand M.
6-36-4
Martic P.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-36-0
Semenistaja D.
Lazaro Garcia A.
2-66-27-5
Cabrera L.
Oliynykova O.
6-26-4
Ponchet J.
Mandlik E.
6-46-2
Dart H.
Todoni A.
7-56-737-66
Shymanovich I.
Kraus S.
6-32-67-5
Salkova D.
Grabher J.
7-53-66-2
Hontama M.
Penickova K.
6-04-67-64
Marino R.
Tararudee L.
6-32-67-5
Zhao C.
Carle M.
7-686-2
Brace C.
Hibino N.
2-66-36-3
Erjavec V.
Timofeeva M.
6-36-1
Vickery S.
Soboleva A.
7-57-5
Stefanini L.
Diatchenko V.
7-666-2
Inoue H.
Davis L.
6-16-2
Waltert S.
Snigur D.
4-66-16-2
Prozorova T.
Trevisan M.
6-36-3
Crawley F.
Chirico L.
6-26-3
Leonard M.
Nahimana S.
6-36-4
Vandewinkel H.
Stakusic M.
6-36-2
Fett J.
Garland J.
6-26-4
Seidel E.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-2
Wang X.
Branstine C.
3-66-36-3
Klimovicova L.
Korneeva A.
7-646-726-4
Akli A.
Vedder E.
7-56-2
Selekhmeteva O.
Riera J.
2-66-06-3
Dmitruk K.
Juvan K.
7-56-4
Liu C.
Kawa K.
6-16-3
Inglis M.
Hunter S.
6-36-4