Vendula Valdmannova vs Katarzyna Kawa — W100 Dubai Round of 32

W100 Dubai · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CZE
Vendula Valdmannova
#202WTA
1608ELO
1602Hard ELO
18 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 December 2025
hard
Katarzyna Kawa
POL
Katarzyna Kawa
#119WTA
1664ELO
1489Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Valdmannova V.
6-2 6-2
Kawa K.
Valdmannova V.
662
Kawa K.
22–

Vendula Valdmannova defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-2 6-2 in the W100 Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarzyna Kawa came in ranked #119.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Valdmannova V.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kawa K.

Kawa K.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Valdmannova V.

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
Valdmannova V.Kawa K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
49%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Valdmannova V.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Kawa K.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.0+113 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1489
4.4Overall Elo 1608
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1664
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.5
Surface form
4.2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
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
Valdmannova V.Kawa K.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
95

Valdmannova V.: 19 days rest · Kawa K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Marcinko P.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Stojsavljevic M.
6-36-746-4
Marcinko P.
Gao X.
4-66-36-0
Quarter-finals
Gao X.
Ibragimova A.
7-646-2
Marcinko P.
Rus A.
7-651-0
Stojsavljevic M.
Iatcenko P.
6-34-67-64
Zvonareva V.
Lansere S.
7-52-66-3
R16
Rus A.
Hartono A.
6-16-2
Gao X.
Pridankina E.
7-666-2
Zvonareva V.
Martincova T.
6-16-2
Lansere S.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-3
Ibragimova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-46-3
Stojsavljevic M.
Kraus S.
4-66-16-3
Marcinko P.
Dart H.
6-13-66-1
Iatcenko P.
Valdmannova V.
6-6
R32
Iatcenko P.
Christie F.
6-06-2
Zvonareva V.
Wurth T.
6-36-4
Rus A.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Valdmannova V.
Kawa K.
6-26-2
Sawangkaew M.
Snigur D.
1-66-46-4
Pridankina E.
Zakharova A.
7-57-65
Gao X.
Uebelhoer C.
6-33-66-1
Dart H.
Hontama M.
6-16-1
Hartono A.
Yamaguchi M.
6-26-1
Lansere S.
Gadecki O.
7-56-2
Stojsavljevic M.
Ryser V.
6-46-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Mikulskyte J.
6-07-5
Kraus S.
Saito S.
6-36-4
Ibragimova A.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Marcinko P.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Martincova T.
Galfi D.
6-32-1