Katarzyna Kawa vs Xinyu Gao — Guangzhou Qualifying Round 1

Guangzhou · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#142WTA
1664ELO
1489Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
CHN
Xinyu Gao
#239WTA
1504ELO
1492Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Kawa K.
0-6 6-4 7-5
Gao X.
Kawa K.
0672
Gao X.
6451

Katarzyna Kawa defeated Xinyu Gao 0-6 6-4 7-5 in the Guangzhou qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Katarzyna Kawa came in ranked #142.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kawa K.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Gao X.

Gao X.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

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
Kawa K.Gao X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kawa K.Gao X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
31
Break points saved·Dominant
15
43
Break points won·Slight edge
93
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
33
Tiebreaks·
79
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kawa K.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Gao X.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1489
Surface ELO
5.8+3 Hard Elo edge
5.7Overall Elo 1664
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1504
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.7
Surface form
5.7
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
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
Kawa K.Gao X.
Freshness·
96
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Kawa K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Volynets K.
Tararudee L.
6-24-66-4
Korneeva A.
Prozorova T.
6-16-3
Juvan K.
Korpatsch T.
6-23-67-5
Liu C.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
5-76-36-4
Kawa K.
Wong H.
5-77-656-4
Sun L.
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
6-26-2
Q1
Volynets K.
Salkova D.
6-27-5
Tararudee L.
Garland J.
7-56-4
Prozorova T.
Tjen J.
6-746-47-64
Korneeva A.
Gibson T.
5-76-37-5
Juvan K.
Yang A.
7-56-2
Korpatsch T.
Wei S.
6-756-02-0
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Shi H.
6-26-1
Liu C.
Fruhvirtova L.
7-656-4
Kawa K.
Gao X.
0-66-47-5
Wong H.
Osuigwe W.
3-66-37-5
Sun L.
Li Y.
6-46-0
Rakotomanga Rajaonah T.
Sharma A.
6-5