Darja Semenistaja vs Cadence Brace — Auckland Qualifying Round 1

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
LAT
Darja Semenistaja
#104WTA
1654ELO
1568Hard ELO
23 yrs · 169 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
CAN
Cadence Brace
#218WTA
1506ELO
1493Hard ELO
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLWW
Semenistaja D.
6-3 6-3
Brace C.
Semenistaja D.
662
Brace C.
33–

Darja Semenistaja defeated Cadence Brace 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Darja Semenistaja came in ranked #104.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Semenistaja D.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Brace C.

Brace C.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Semenistaja D.

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
Semenistaja D.Brace C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
50%
Break points saved·Even
48%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Semenistaja D.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Brace C.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.9+75 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1493
6.6Overall Elo 1654
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1506
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.5
Surface form
6.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0
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
Semenistaja D.Brace C.
Freshness·Slight edge
87
92

Semenistaja D.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Brace C.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Quevedo K.
Ku Y.
1-66-46-1
Osuigwe W.
Semenistaja D.
6-22-67-5
Costoulas S.
Erjavec V.
6-34-66-3
Kraus S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Starodubtseva Y.
Tagger L.
6-16-1
Knutson G.
Chwalinska M.
6-36-2
Q1
Ku Y.
Charaeva A.
6-36-2
Semenistaja D.
Brace C.
6-36-3
Osuigwe W.
Chirico L.
7-646-3
Erjavec V.
Das A.
6-36-4
Costoulas S.
Tse E.
6-06-1
Kraus S.
Sevastova A.
6-46-776-3
Mladenovic K.
Friedsam A.
7-656-4
Starodubtseva Y.
Ponchet J.
6-36-3
Tagger L.
Pigossi L.
4-66-46-1
Knutson G.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-36-4
Chwalinska M.
Guo H.
6-46-0
Quevedo K.
Monnet C.
6-26-746-3