Francesca Jones vs Sinja Kraus — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Francesca Jones
GBR
Francesca Jones
#106WTA
1619ELO
1581Hard ELO
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
Sinja Kraus
AUT
Sinja Kraus
#93WTA
1736ELO
1645Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Jones F.
1-6 6-4 6-1
Kraus S.
Jones F.
1662
Kraus S.
6411

Francesca Jones defeated Sinja Kraus 1-6 6-4 6-1 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sinja Kraus came in ranked #93.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones F.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kraus S.

Kraus S.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Jones F.

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

Serve & return on hard

Jones F.Kraus S.
3
Serve
—
27
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Jones F.Kraus S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jones F.Kraus S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
56
Break points saved·Dominant
80
43
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
31

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jones F.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 70 days (−1.2)
Kraus S.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1581
Surface ELO
5.3+63 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1619
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1736
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 3
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
Jones F.Kraus S.
Freshness·Even
77
78

Jones F.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d) · Kraus S.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). 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