Sara Bejlek vs Clara Tauson — Abu Dhabi Semi-final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Semi-final
Sara Bejlek
CZE
Sara Bejlek
#45WTA
1776ELO
1749Hard ELO
$575kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
20 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
Clara Tauson
DEN3
Clara Tauson
#25WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Bejlek S.
7-5 3-6 7-5
Tauson C.
Bejlek S.
7372
Tauson C.
5651

Sara Bejlek defeated Clara Tauson 7-5 3-6 7-5 in the Abu Dhabi semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #25.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Bejlek closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bejlek S.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

Tauson C.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Tauson C.
—
Serve
56
—
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bejlek S.Tauson C.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bejlek S.Tauson C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
73
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
93
Break points won·Even
97
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
57
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bejlek S.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Tauson C.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.8Hard Elo 1749
Surface ELO
5.2+27 Hard Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1776
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1802
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
4.0
9.0
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

Recent load
Bejlek S.Tauson C.
Freshness·Even
98
98

Bejlek S.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Tauson C.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Bejlek S.
Alexandrova E.[2]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Alexandrova E.[2]
Baptiste H.
3-67-656-3
Bejlek S.
Tauson C.[3]
7-53-67-5
Quarter-finals
Bejlek S.
Kartal S.
6-06-2
Alexandrova E.[2]
Eala A.
6-36-3
Tauson C.[3]
Kessler M.
6-36-4
Baptiste H.
Samsonova L.[5]
6-24-66-4
R16
Baptiste H.
Navarro E.[4]
7-660-66-3
Bejlek S.
Ostapenko J.[7]
6-46-3
Kessler M.
Fernandez L.[6]
6-36-2
Eala A.
Sasnovich A.
2-66-47-65
Samsonova L.[5]
Tjen J.
6-26-2
Alexandrova E.[2]
Yastremska D.
6-36-0
Kartal S.
Zarazua R.
6-06-3
Tauson C.[3]
Waltert S.
6-36-1
R32
Samsonova L.[5]
Kenin S.
6-46-0
Ostapenko J.[7]
Selekhmeteva O.
5-77-646-2
Tjen J.
Joint M.
7-663-66-3
Baptiste H.
Kostovic T.
4-66-36-4
Waltert S.
Kasatkina D.
7-653-66-4
Kessler M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.[6]
Paquet C.
6-06-3
Eala A.
Sonmez Z.
6-46-3
Yastremska D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-27-5
Kartal S.
Bucsa C.
6-37-68
Sasnovich A.
Badosa P.[8]
6-43-66-1
Bejlek S.
Krueger A.
6-36-0