Yeon Woo Ku vs Alina Charaeva — Auckland Qualifying Round 1

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
KOR
Yeon Woo Ku
1519ELO
1500Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
Alina Charaeva
RUS
Alina Charaeva
#118WTA
1694ELO
1605Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Ku Y.
6-3 6-2
Charaeva A.
Ku Y.
662
Charaeva A.
32–

Yeon Woo Ku defeated Alina Charaeva 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ku Y.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Charaeva A.

Charaeva A.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Ku 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

Statistics

This season
Ku Y.Charaeva A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ku Y.Charaeva A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
50
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
75
Break points won·Even
86
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
69
Tiebreaks·
—
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ku Y.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Charaeva A.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
2.1Hard Elo 1500
Surface ELO
7.9+105 Hard Elo edge
1.2Overall Elo 1519
ELO gap
8.8Overall Elo 1694
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.8
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
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
Ku Y.Charaeva A.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Ku Y.: 18 days rest · Charaeva A.: 16 days rest. 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