Amelia Rajecki vs Katarina Kuzmova — W35 Birmingham Round of 16

W35 Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GBR
Amelia Rajecki
#481WTA
1236ELO
1208Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026
hard
Katarina Kuzmova
SVK
Katarina Kuzmova
#282WTA
1349ELO
1347Hard ELO
24 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWL
Rajecki A.
6-4 6-2
Kuzmova K.
Rajecki A.
662
Kuzmova K.
42–

Amelia Rajecki defeated Katarina Kuzmova 6-4 6-2 in the W35 Birmingham round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarina Kuzmova came in ranked #282, defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rajecki A.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuzmova K.

Kuzmova K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Rajecki A.

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
Rajecki A.Kuzmova K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Rajecki A.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kuzmova K.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.3
Surface form
7.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts

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
Rajecki A.Kuzmova K.
Freshness·
100
—

Rajecki A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Malygina E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Noha Akugue N.
Rajecki A.
7-56-1
Malygina E.
Pace F.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Malygina E.
Klugman H.
6-36-2
Rajecki A.
Bennemann E.
3-66-26-3
Noha Akugue N.
Appleton E.
7-54-66-2
Pace F.
Daems J.
6-47-5
R16
Rajecki A.
Kuzmova K.
6-46-2
Appleton E.
Granwehr A.
3-66-36-4
Malygina E.
Urgesi F.
7-636-4
Pace F.
Cooling R.
1-66-37-64
Noha Akugue N.
Visscher S.
6-16-3
Klugman H.
Maloney E.
6-06-3
Bennemann E.
Hietaranta L.
6-46-4
Daems J.
Dunne K.
4-67-617-67
R32
Rajecki A.
Gadamauri T.
6-26-4
Urgesi F.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-06-3
Noha Akugue N.
Monnot A.
6-46-1
Daems J.
Allen V.
4-66-36-4
Appleton E.
Stusek J.
6-46-1
Malygina E.
Ryser V.
6-16-4
Kuzmova K.
Stoiber R.
1-66-36-4
Bennemann E.
Paganetti V.
6-06-2
Maloney E.
Primorac I.
6-46-2
Cooling R.
In Albon Y.
5-76-46-3
Klugman H.
Banks A.
6-46-4
Visscher S.
Diaz Adrover C.
6-36-3
Hietaranta L.
Otzipka J.
6-43-67-61
Granwehr A.
Konjuh A.
7-55-76-3
Dunne K.
Vrancken Peeters A.
6-34-66-2
Pace F.
Hageman M.
6-36-2