Ella Seidel vs Mai HontamaSeoul Qualifying Round 1

Seoul · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#99WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2025
hard
#202WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLWLW
Seidel E.
6-2 3-6 7-6
Hontama M.
Seidel E.
63792
Hontama M.
26671

Ella Seidel defeated Mai Hontama 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Seoul qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ella Seidel came in ranked #99.

Key context

  • Match story: Ella Seidel closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Seidel E.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hontama M.

Hontama M.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Seidel 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

Serve & return on hard

Seidel E.Hontama M.
20
Serve
9
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
29
Break points saved·Dominant
77
27
Break points won·Dominant
70
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
40
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
89
68

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+172 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1442
7.7Overall Elo 1616
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1480
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
6.5
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
Freshness·Clear edge
99
86

Seidel E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hontama M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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