Sonay Kartal vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaAbu Dhabi Qualifying Round 1

Abu Dhabi · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#55WTA
1759ELO
1668Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWL
Kartal S.
6-4 6-0
Starodubtseva Y.
Kartal S.
662
Starodubtseva Y.
40

Sonay Kartal defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4 6-0 in the Abu Dhabi qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sonay Kartal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sonay Kartal extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-09MonastirQFhardSonay Kartal7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kartal S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Starodubtseva Y.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kartal 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

Kartal S.Starodubtseva Y.
59
Serve
9
37
Return
51

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
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
0.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+164 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1668
6.6Overall Elo 1874
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1759
5.4
H2H
4.6
6.2
Surface form
6.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
8.5
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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

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Freshness·
94

Starodubtseva Y.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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