Sloane Stephens vs Barbora Palicova — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
Barbora Palicova
CZE
Barbora Palicova
#307WTA
1380ELO
1343Hard ELO
22 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stephens S.
6-1 7-5
Palicova B.
Stephens S.
672
Palicova B.
15–

Sloane Stephens defeated Barbora Palicova 6-1 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Palicova B.

Palicova B.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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
Stephens S.Palicova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Stephens S.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Palicova B.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
8.9+287 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.1Hard Elo 1343
9.3Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
0.7Overall Elo 1380
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
0.0
Surface form
5.0
0.0Lost last 12
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
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
Stephens S.Palicova B.
Freshness·
—
94

Palicova B.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Bai Z.
Vidmanova D.
4-66-46-1
Stephens S.
Bronzetti L.
6-17-5
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Kalieva E.
7-54-66-4
Yuan Y.
Zidansek T.
6-36-1
Sonmez Z.
Gasanova A.
6-36-2
Starodubtseva Y.
Tomova V.
7-636-2
Sakatsume H.
Bassols Ribera M.
4-67-646-4
Sasnovich A.
Snigur D.
6-20-66-2
Stakusic M.
Zhu L.
7-56-4
Kalinina A.
Chwalinska M.
5-76-26-1
Hunter S.
Townsend T.
7-666-2
Klimovicova L.
Minnen G.
6-46-4
Tararudee L.
Tagger L.
6-36-0
Inglis M.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Lee C.
5-76-26-4
Bartunkova N.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-0
Q2
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Prozorova T.
6-22-67-67
Tararudee L.
Dart H.
6-03-66-3
Korpatsch T.
Ambrosio S.
6-32-0
Inglis M.
Liu C.
7-662-66-4
Bai Z.
Paquet C.
6-16-2
Vidmanova D.
Salkova D.
7-626-0
Bronzetti L.
Stoiana M.
7-671-66-4
Stephens S.
Gadecki O.
3-66-36-3
Kalieva E.
Ma Y.
6-46-2
Zidansek T.
Gjorcheska L.
4-66-27-5
Yuan Y.
Carle M.
7-653-66-4
Sonmez Z.
Riera J.
6-36-1
Gasanova A.
Mikulskyte J.
6-746-26-0
Starodubtseva Y.
Papamichail D.
6-16-2
Tomova V.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-4
Bassols Ribera M.
Shymanovich I.
7-56-1
Sakatsume H.
Hontama M.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Von Deichmann K.
6-37-64
Snigur D.
Branstine C.
6-44-2
Zhu L.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-16-2
Stakusic M.
Kostovic T.
6-06-2
Chwalinska M.
Masarova R.
7-685-76-1
Kalinina A.
Koevermans A.
7-666-0
Townsend T.
Ortenzi J.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Radivojevic L.
6-47-61
Minnen G.
Tan H.
7-636-3
Klimovicova L.
Cabrera L.
6-47-5
Tagger L.
Pridankina E.
6-757-656-1
Lee C.
Micic E.
6-26-2
Fruhvirtova L.
Ferro F.
6-43-66-4
Bartunkova N.
Smith T.
1-65-2
Osuigwe W.
Stefanini L.
7-56-2
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