Sofia Costoulas vs Veronika Erjavec — Auckland Qualifying Round 2
Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
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 #106.
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.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
83
81
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Clear edge
82
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
82
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
73
86
Costoulas S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d) · Erjavec V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast