Yafan Wang vs Zeynep Sonmez — Wuhan Qualifying Round 1

Wuhan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Yafan Wang
#350WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#51WTA
1800ELO
1730Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Wang Y.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Sonmez Z.
Wang Y.
6462
Sonmez Z.
4641

Yafan Wang defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Wuhan qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #51.

Key context

  • Match story: Yafan Wang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Sonmez Z.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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

Wang Y.Sonmez Z.
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Serve
8
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Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
Wang Y.Sonmez Z.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Sonmez Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
88
Break points saved·Even
76
80
Break points won·Dominant
62
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Wang Y.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Sonmez Z.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1673
Surface ELO
5.5+57 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1704
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1800
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.0
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.3
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
Wang Y.Sonmez Z.
Freshness·
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94

Sonmez Z.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Gracheva V.
Jovic I.
3-66-46-2
Ruzic A.
Arango E.
7-646-4
Kudermetova P.
Tomova V.
6-46-1
Bronzetti L.
Birrell K.
6-34-66-4
Uchijima M.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Zakharova A.
Andreescu B.
1-67-666-3
Siniakova K.
Wang Y.
6-37-5
Putintseva Y.
Blinkova A.
6-16-1
Q1
Jovic I.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-4
Gracheva V.
Tomljanovic A.
5-75-2
Arango E.
Bondar A.
6-44-67-65
Ruzic A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-1
Tomova V.
Boulter K.
3-66-46-1
Kudermetova P.
Starodubtseva Y.
7-647-5
Birrell K.
Lamens S.
6-16-2
Bronzetti L.
Tian F.
6-46-2
Uchijima M.
Eala A.
6-43-66-2
Wang X.
Bucsa C.
2-66-36-3
Zakharova A.
Parks A.
6-46-0
Andreescu B.
Valentova T.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.
Mcnally C.
7-56-3
Wang Y.
Sonmez Z.
6-44-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Parry D.
6-16-0
Blinkova A.
Dolehide C.
4-66-46-1