Elena Malygina vs Francesca Pace — W35 Birmingham Semi-final

W35 Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Elena Malygina
EST
Elena Malygina
#316WTA
1378ELO
1385Hard ELO
26 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026 ·
hard
ITA
Francesca Pace
#352WTA
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLLLWWL
Malygina E.
6-4 6-3
Pace F.
Malygina E.
662
Pace F.
430

Elena Malygina defeated Francesca Pace 6-4 6-3 in the W35 Birmingham semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Malygina came in ranked #316, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Malygina E.Pace F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Malygina E.Pace F.
Freshness·
—
81

Pace F.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw