Sara Bejlek vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaAbu Dhabi Final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Final
#45WTA
1776ELO
1749Hard ELO
$575kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
20 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Bejlek S.
7-6 6-1
Alexandrova E.
Bejlek S.
7762
Alexandrova E.
6510

Sara Bejlek defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 6-1 in the Abu Dhabi final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Bejlek came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bejlek S.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Bejlek S.

Serve advantage — Bejlek S.

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

Bejlek S.Alexandrova E.
Serve
52
Return
42

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
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
94
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1749
Surface ELO
5.4+51 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1776
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1844
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
3.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
8.4
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
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

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
98
90

Bejlek S.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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