Anna Kalinskaya vs Elina SvitolinaDoha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#20WTA
1907ELO
1863Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$7.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Kalinskaya A.
6-4 6-3
Svitolina E.
Kalinskaya A.
662
Svitolina E.
430

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anna Kalinskaya claimed a first win over Elina Svitolina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-16BerlinR32grassElina Svitolina6-1 4-1
2025-07-27MontrealR32hardElina Svitolina6-1 6-1
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardElina Svitolina6-1 6-2
2024-05-06RomeR32clayElina Svitolina6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kalinskaya A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kalinskaya A.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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

Kalinskaya A.Svitolina E.
36
Serve
48
39
Return
57

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
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
88
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
93
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
92

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1863
Surface ELO
6.5+135 Hard Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1907
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 2070
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.1
Surface form
8.8
Fatigue & Travel
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

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
84
98

Kalinskaya A.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Svitolina E.: 11 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