Iva Jovic vs Sofia Costoulas — Auckland Quarter-final

Auckland · WTA · Quarter-final
Iva Jovic
USA3
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
BEL
Sofia Costoulas
#156WTA
1565ELO
1569Hard ELO
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Jovic I.
6-2 7-6
Costoulas S.
Jovic I.
6782
Costoulas S.
2660

Iva Jovic defeated Sofia Costoulas 6-2 7-6 in the Auckland quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Jovic closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Costoulas S.

Costoulas S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Even serve battle

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.Costoulas 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.Costoulas S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jovic I.Costoulas S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
83
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
83
Break points won·Clear edge
98
82
Deciding sets·Even
92
96
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jovic I.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Costoulas S.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
7.8+278 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1569
8.0Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1565
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
5.4
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.Costoulas S.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
100

Jovic I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Costoulas S.: 19 days rest. 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