Barbora Palicova vs Noma Noha Akugue — W75 Leszno Round of 16

W75 Leszno · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Barbora Palicova
CZE
Barbora Palicova
#322WTA
1380ELO
1343Hard ELO
22 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
GER
Noma Noha Akugue
#149WTA
1624ELO
1588Hard ELO
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLWLWL
Palicova B.
6-2 6-4
Noha Akugue N.
Palicova B.
662
Noha Akugue N.
24–

Barbora Palicova defeated Noma Noha Akugue 6-2 6-4 in the W75 Leszno round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Noma Noha Akugue came in ranked #149.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Palicova B.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Noha Akugue N.

Noha Akugue N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Palicova B.

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

Statistics

This season
Palicova B.Noha Akugue N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Palicova B.Noha Akugue N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
7
57
Break points saved·Dominant
42
80
Break points won·Clear edge
71
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
1
35
Tiebreaks·
—
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Palicova B.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Noha Akugue N.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.4Hard Elo 1343
Surface ELO
8.6+246 Hard Elo edge
1.1Overall Elo 1380
ELO gap
8.9Overall Elo 1624
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
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
Palicova B.Noha Akugue N.
Freshness·Slight edge
82
92

Palicova B.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 40 games (7d) · Noha Akugue N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pohankova M.
Avdeeva J.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Avdeeva J.
Von Deichmann K.
6-32-66-4
Pohankova M.
Palicova B.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Pohankova M.
Pawlikowska Z.
6-06-3
Avdeeva J.
Martynov D.
6-26-1
Palicova B.
Barthel M.
6-37-5
Von Deichmann K.
Yaneva E.
6-34-66-0
R16
Avdeeva J.
Malygina E.
6-36-2
Yaneva E.
Mikulskyte J.
6-06-1
Pawlikowska Z.
Serban R.
6-36-3
Von Deichmann K.
Feistel G.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Ewald W.
6-16-3
Martynov D.
Hietaranta L.
5-76-06-4
Pohankova M.
Valdmannova V.
7-623-66-1
Palicova B.
Noha Akugue N.
6-26-4
R32
Ewald W.
Ryser V.
4-67-56-3
Pawlikowska Z.
Soboleva A.
6-46-0
Feistel G.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-15-76-4
Valdmannova V.
Kawa K.
6-36-4
Hietaranta L.
Janicijevic S.
6-36-2
Noha Akugue N.
Martincova T.
6-34-66-0
Martynov D.
Stojsavljevic M.
2-67-636-3
Mikulskyte J.
Rajecki A.
6-36-4
Yaneva E.
Kostecka B.
6-16-2
Von Deichmann K.
Naef C.
6-26-2
Malygina E.
Bandecchi S.
6-06-756-2
Serban R.
Arseneault A.
7-636-4
Barthel M.
Monnot A.
6-47-61
Avdeeva J.
Appleton E.
7-636-2
Pohankova M.
Jakupovic D.
6-46-2
Palicova B.
Gadamauri T.
6-36-2