Sonay Kartal vs Janice Tjen — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Sonay Kartal
GBR
Sonay Kartal
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
INA6
Janice Tjen
#42WTA
1658ELO
1684Hard ELO
$630kYTD
$984kCAREER
24 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Kartal S.
6-1 6-7 6-3
Tjen J.
Kartal S.
66462
Tjen J.
17731

Sonay Kartal defeated Janice Tjen 6-1 6-7 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Janice Tjen came in ranked #42.

Key context

  • Match story: Sonay Kartal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kartal S.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tjen J.

Tjen J.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kartal S.

Serve advantage — Kartal S.

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

Kartal S.Tjen J.
59
Serve
53
37
Return
13

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

Statistics

This season
Kartal S.Tjen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
43%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kartal S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Tjen J.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 70 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
6.1+148 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Hard Elo 1684
6.3Overall Elo 1874
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1658
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
9.1
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
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
Kartal S.Tjen J.
Freshness·
—
93

Tjen J.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). 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