Sara Bejlek vs Jelena OstapenkoAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#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
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Bejlek S.
6-4 6-3
Ostapenko J.
Bejlek S.
662
Ostapenko J.
430

Sara Bejlek defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-3 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #31, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Bejlek closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bejlek S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Bejlek 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

Serve & return on hard

Bejlek S.Ostapenko J.
Serve
10
Return
45

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%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
88
Break points saved·Even
77
79
Break points won·Even
97
100
Deciding sets·Even
95
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
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
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0Hard Elo 1749
Surface ELO
5.0+46 Hard Elo edge
5.1Overall Elo 1776
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1855
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
2.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
7.8
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
5.3
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
Freshness·Slight edge
98
91

Bejlek S.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Ostapenko J.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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