Taylor Townsend vs Nao HibinoAustralian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
#246WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Townsend T.
6-7 6-0 7-5
Hibino N.
Townsend T.
63672
Hibino N.
77051

Taylor Townsend defeated Nao Hibino 6-7 6-0 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Hibino N.
70
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
52
Break points saved·Dominant
94
39
Break points won·Dominant
55
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
66
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
8.5+273 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.5Hard Elo 1523
8.6Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
1.4Overall Elo 1560
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
96
100

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hibino N.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Riera J.
Shibahara E.
6-41-66-3
Mikulskyte J.
Rosatello C.
6-36-2
Micic E.
Monnet C.
6-44-66-1
Stakusic M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-36-2
Masarova R.
Charaeva A.
6-36-727-65
Chwalinska M.
Brengle M.
7-636-3
Koevermans A.
Kokkinis T.
6-36-3
Kalinina A.
Garland J.
7-56-2
Paquet C.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-736-3
Bai Z.
Korneeva A.
6-46-3
Vidmanova D.
Xu M.
6-32-66-2
Salkova D.
Guo H.
7-56-1
Bronzetti L.
Bolsova A.
6-06-736-1
Stoiana M.
Brancaccio N.
7-54-67-5
Stephens S.
Palicova B.
6-17-5
Gadecki O.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Sherif M.
6-46-3
Prozorova T.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-26-4
Kalieva E.
Wei S.
4-66-23-2
Ma Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Gjorcheska L.
Kraus S.
7-56-0
Zidansek T.
Ponchet J.
7-636-3
Carle M.
Iatcenko P.
6-36-3
Yuan Y.
Chirico L.
3-66-16-2
Sonmez Z.
Samson L.
6-26-2
Gasanova A.
Quevedo K.
7-636-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Tubello A.
6-23-66-0
Papamichail D.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Hruncakova V.
Nahimana S.
6-36-1
Tomova V.
Pera B.
1-66-46-0
Bassols Ribera M.
Giovannini L.
6-27-64
Shymanovich I.
Rodionova A.
7-645-76-4
Sakatsume H.
Leonard M.
6-26-1
Hontama M.
Timofeeva M.
1-66-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Efremova K.
6-36-1
Von Deichmann K.
Alame R.
3-67-56-1
Branstine C.
Sharma A.
7-632-66-3
Snigur D.
Kawa K.
6-12-66-2
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Cross K.
4-66-47-5
Zhu L.
Pigossi L.
6-46-4
Kostovic T.
Mrdeza T.
6-06-3
Townsend T.
Hibino N.
6-736-07-5
Ortenzi J.
Rame A.
5-76-36-4
Hunter S.
Gorgodze E.
7-56-3
Radivojevic L.
Subasic A.
3-66-16-4
Minnen G.
Jorge F.
6-26-3
Tan H.
Pieri J.
7-642-66-4
Cabrera L.
Knutson G.
7-56-0
Klimovicova L.
Webb S.
6-26-1
Pridankina E.
Parry D.
6-36-2
Tagger L.
Gao X.
3-67-56-3
Dart H.
Aiava D.
6-32-66-3
Tararudee L.
Costoulas S.
6-46-3
Korpatsch T.
Bulgaru M.
6-46-776-2
Ambrosio S.
Sanchez A.
6-16-2
Liu C.
Wurth T.
6-36-4
Inglis M.
Romero Gormaz L.
4-67-646-2
Lee C.
Vandewinkel H.
3-66-36-4
Ferro F.
Ku Y.
6-36-2
Fruhvirtova L.
Friedsam A.
2-66-26-3
Bartunkova N.
Janicijevic S.
6-36-3
Smith T.
Brace C.
7-657-66
Osuigwe W.
Sevastova A.
6-26-0
Stefanini L.
Vedder E.
6-46-2