Katie Volynets vs Ella SeidelHobart Qualifying Round 2

Hobart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#101WTA
1786ELO
1736Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
#100WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Volynets K.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Seidel E.
Volynets K.
3662
Seidel E.
6141

Katie Volynets defeated Ella Seidel 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Hobart qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ella Seidel came in ranked #100.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Volynets K.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

Seidel E.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Volynets K.

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

Volynets K.Seidel E.
8
Serve
20
49
Return
9

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
77%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.3
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
52
Break points saved·Even
75
77
Break points won·Dominant
97
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
40
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+122 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1614
6.1Overall Elo 1786
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1616
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
61
98

Volynets K.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 70 games (7d) · Seidel E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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