Varvara Gracheva vs Laura SiegemundDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#87WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Gracheva V.
7-6 6-4
Siegemund L.
Gracheva V.
7762
Siegemund L.
6340

Varvara Gracheva defeated Laura Siegemund 7-6 6-4 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Siegemund came in ranked #87.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Siegemund L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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

Gracheva V.Siegemund L.
3
Serve
11
27
Return
46

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
62%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
64
Break points saved·Even
76
80
Break points won·Even
87
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+50 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Hard Elo 1713
5.5Overall Elo 1810
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1769
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
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·
98

Siegemund L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw