Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Hailey BaptisteAbu Dhabi Semi-final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Semi-final
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#30WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Alexandrova E.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Baptiste H.
Alexandrova E.
37762
Baptiste H.
66531

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Hailey Baptiste 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Abu Dhabi semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ekaterina Alexandrova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-07WuhanR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Baptiste H.

Baptiste H.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Serve advantage — Baptiste H.

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

Alexandrova E.Baptiste H.
52
Serve
40
42
Return
18

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
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
5.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
83
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Clear edge
98
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+19 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1781
5.2Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1844
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.4
Surface form
3.7
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
6.7
7.0
3-set count
4.0
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
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

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Freshness·
88

Alexandrova E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 58%