Sarah Iliev vs Veronika Podrez — W50 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer Round of 32

W50 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
FRA
Sarah Iliev
#755WTA
1219ELO
1170Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 September 2025
clay
UKR
Veronika Podrez
#136WTA
1620ELO
1518Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWL
Iliev S.
7-6 6-4
Podrez V.
Iliev S.
7762
Podrez V.
634–

Sarah Iliev defeated Veronika Podrez 7-6 6-4 in the W50 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Podrez came in ranked #136, but Sarah Iliev had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Iliev S.serving29% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Podrez V.

Podrez V.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Iliev 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
Iliev S.Podrez V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Iliev S.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Podrez V.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.7Clay Elo 1170
Surface ELO
9.3+348 Clay Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1219
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 1620
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.4
Surface form
6.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
0.0
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
Iliev S.Podrez V.
Freshness·
—
100

Podrez V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tubello A.
Avdeeva J.
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Tubello A.
Hennemann C.
6-16-2
Avdeeva J.
Mikulskyte J.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Mikulskyte J.
Buyukakcay C.
2-66-36-2
Hennemann C.
Szostak M.
6-35-76-2
Avdeeva J.
Tikhonova A.
6-43-66-3
Tubello A.
Ambrosio S.
6-26-0
R16
Mikulskyte J.
Lim A.
6-36-0
Ambrosio S.
Iliev S.
6-16-4
Buyukakcay C.
Monnot A.
6-20-0
Hennemann C.
Kalieva E.
6-30-66-3
Avdeeva J.
Seibold E.
6-46-2
Szostak M.
Diaz Adrover C.
6-06-1
Tubello A.
Rouvroy M.
6-16-3
Tikhonova A.
Kabbaj Y.
6-16-1
R32
Rouvroy M.
Fiquet T.
6-46-3
Mikulskyte J.
Lollia M.
6-16-3
Buyukakcay C.
Mattel M.
7-666-4
Lim A.
Chiesa E.
7-646-1
Monnot A.
Cakarevic S.
7-54-66-2
Hennemann C.
Kaibekova P.
6-24-66-1
Seibold E.
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
6-756-16-0
Tubello A.
Shapatava S.
6-27-61
Szostak M.
Urgesi F.
3-66-37-67
Kabbaj Y.
Cirotte A.
6-16-0
Diaz Adrover C.
Gavrila O.
6-36-3
Ambrosio S.
Schmidt A.
4-66-46-4
Kalieva E.
Tran D.
6-46-4
Avdeeva J.
Kazionova E.
6-756-16-3
Tikhonova A.
Otzipka J.
6-37-5
Iliev S.
Podrez V.
7-636-4