Iva Jovic vs Gabriela Andrea Knutson — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Iva Jovic
USA3
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
CZE
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
1518ELO
1467Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Jovic I.
4-6 6-1 6-0
Knutson G.
Jovic I.
4662
Knutson G.
6101

Iva Jovic defeated Gabriela Andrea Knutson 4-6 6-1 6-0 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Knutson G.

Knutson G.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Serve advantage — Jovic I.

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.Knutson G.
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.Knutson G.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jovic I.Knutson G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
80
Break points won·Dominant
98
69
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
81
Tiebreaks·
—
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jovic I.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Knutson G.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
9.5+380 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.5Hard Elo 1467
9.4Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
0.6Overall Elo 1518
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.7
Surface form
4.7
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.Knutson G.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
100

Jovic I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Knutson G.: 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