Tatjana Maria vs Venus Williams — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Tatjana Maria
GER6
Tatjana Maria
#96WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Maria T.
6-4 6-3
Williams V.
Maria T.
662
Williams V.
430

Tatjana Maria defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Tatjana Maria closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Maria T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Serve advantage — Maria T.

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

Maria T.Williams V.
9
Serve
—
13
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Maria T.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Maria T.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
54
Break points saved·Dominant
31
83
Break points won·Slight edge
78
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Maria T.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Williams V.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1608
Surface ELO
5.7+8 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1703
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1654
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.7
Surface form
2.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
8.7
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
3.5
Country comfort
5.7
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
Maria T.Williams V.
Freshness·Dominant
71
100

Maria T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 48 games (7d) · Williams V.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Cocciaretto E.
Jovic I.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Jovic I.[3]
Preston T.
4-66-46-1
Cocciaretto E.
Ruzic A.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Preston T.
Raducanu E.[1]
6-26-4
Cocciaretto E.
Bondar A.
6-26-2
Jovic I.[3]
Linette M.[8]
6-36-756-2
Ruzic A.
Danilovic O.
6-36-3
R16
Raducanu E.[1]
Frech M.
W/O
Bondar A.
Maria T.[6]
7-677-5
Jovic I.[3]
Zarazua R.
6-16-2
Ruzic A.
Sierra S.
7-56-4
Cocciaretto E.
Li A.[4]
1-67-57-5
Danilovic O.
Stearns P.
7-626-1
Linette M.[8]
Wang X.
6-17-5
Preston T.
Sramkova R.
6-46-1
R32
Jovic I.[3]
Tjen J.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Baptiste H.
6-756-36-3
Danilovic O.
Kessler M.[2]
4-66-46-4
Maria T.[6]
Williams V.
6-46-3
Ruzic A.
Arango E.[7]
7-56-1
Linette M.[8]
Selekhmeteva O.
6-31-66-1
Stearns P.
Krejcikova B.
6-41-67-64
Preston T.
Bouzas Maneiro J.[5]
6-47-64
Wang X.
Gibson T.
6-26-3
Cocciaretto E.
Shimizu A.
6-36-4
Li A.[4]
Volynets K.
4-67-56-2
Raducanu E.[1]
Osorio C.
6-37-62
Frech M.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-0
Bondar A.
Seidel E.
6-06-1
Sierra S.
Mcnally C.
1-66-46-1
Sramkova R.
Gracheva V.
6-44-66-2