UMPIRY

Sloane Stephens vs Barbora Palicova — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128

Australian OpenQ128QualifyingHardMon 12 JanFinal
Sloane StephensWTA #136 · USA
Barbora PalicovaWTA #197 · CZE
SetsGames2
67
0
15

Sloane Stephens defeated Barbora Palicova 6-1 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #136, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

How the match was decided

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Stephens S. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Stephens S. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Stephens S.Palicova B.1 857ELO1 6611 724Hard ELO1 5535–5Last 107–332Age21170 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $19.4M2026 $411KEarningsCareer $473K2026 $75K

Cite this

Sloane Stephens beat Barbora Palicova 6-1 7-5. Umpiry, "Sloane Stephens vs Barbora Palicova — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-01-12/palicova-vs-stephens-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 12 January 2026).