Iva Jovic vs Sara Bejlek — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Iva Jovic
USA3
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
Sara Bejlek
CZE
Sara Bejlek
#45WTA
1776ELO
1749Hard ELO
$575kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
20 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Jovic I.
7-6 6-4
Bejlek S.
Jovic I.
7762
Bejlek S.
6340

Iva Jovic defeated Sara Bejlek 7-6 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bejlek S.

Bejlek S.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Serve advantage — Bejlek S.

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

Jovic I.Bejlek S.
40
Serve
—
70
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Jovic I.Bejlek S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jovic I.Bejlek S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
77
Break points won·Even
98
97
Deciding sets·Even
92
95
Tiebreaks·
—
61

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jovic I.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Bejlek S.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.5+99 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1749
5.2Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1776
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
3.3
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
Jovic I.Bejlek S.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
98

Jovic I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Bejlek S.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CDrizzle
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Wang X.[7]
6-37-66
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[1]
Jovic I.[3]
7-656-2
Wang X.[7]
Eala A.[4]
5-77-56-4
Quarter-finals
Wang X.[7]
Jones F.
6-44-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kartal S.
6-46-727-65
Eala A.[4]
Linette M.[5]
6-36-2
Jovic I.[3]
Costoulas S.
6-27-66
R16
Jones F.
Kraus S.
1-66-46-1
Eala A.[4]
Marcinko P.
6-06-2
Jovic I.[3]
Bejlek S.
7-636-4
Costoulas S.
Quevedo K.
6-26-0
Linette M.[5]
Cocciaretto E.
7-52-66-3
Kartal S.
Seidel E.
6-36-1
Wang X.[7]
Zarazua R.
7-56-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Boulter K.
7-56-4
R32
Svitolina E.[1]
Gracheva V.
6-36-1
Kartal S.
Tjen J.[6]
6-16-746-3
Bejlek S.
Udvardy P.
7-56-1
Costoulas S.
Osuigwe W.
6-43-66-1
Boulter K.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-3
Kraus S.
Grabher J.
6-36-3
Jones F.
Navarro E.[2]
7-52-66-4
Jovic I.[3]
Knutson G.
4-66-16-0
Zarazua R.
Stephens S.
7-54-66-2
Quevedo K.
Stearns P.[8]
6-27-5
Eala A.[4]
Vekic D.
4-66-46-4
Cocciaretto E.
Parks A.
6-27-5
Wang X.[7]
Mcnally C.
2-66-37-5
Seidel E.
Barry M.
6-26-1
Marcinko P.
Osorio C.
6-40-67-62
Linette M.[5]
Williams V.
6-44-66-2