Claire Liu vs Katarzyna Kawa — Us Open Qualifying Round 1

Us Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#146WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#119WTA
1664ELO
1489Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Liu C.
6-1 6-3
Kawa K.
Liu C.
662
Kawa K.
13–

Claire Liu defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-1 6-3 in the Us Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Claire Liu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Claire Liu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-20Roland GarrosSFclayClaire Liu6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

Kawa K.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Liu C.

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
Liu C.Kawa K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (62 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Kawa K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
51
Break points saved·Dominant
64
15
Break points won·Clear edge
78
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Liu C.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kawa K.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+146 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1489
4.9Overall Elo 1669
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1664
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
4.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
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
Liu C.Kawa K.
Freshness·Clear edge
83
95

Liu C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Kawa K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 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