Sofia Costoulas vs Veronika ErjavecAuckland Qualifying Round 2

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#156WTA
1565ELO
1569Hard ELO
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
#89WTA
1629ELO
1524Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costoulas S.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Erjavec V.
Costoulas S.
6462
Erjavec V.
3631

Sofia Costoulas defeated Veronika Erjavec 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Erjavec came in ranked #89.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Costoulas closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Costoulas S.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Erjavec V.

Erjavec V.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Costoulas S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
83
81
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Clear edge
82
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
82
Tiebreaks·

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.8+46 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1524
4.8Overall Elo 1565
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1629
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
4.0
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
Freshness·Even
100
96

Costoulas S.: 19 days rest · Erjavec V.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast