Magda Linette vs Sonay KartalDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Linette M.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Kartal S.
Linette M.
6362
Kartal S.
4631

Magda Linette defeated Sonay Kartal 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #59, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Magda Linette closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kartal S.

Kartal S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Serve advantage — Kartal S.

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

Linette M.Kartal S.
26
Serve
59
10
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
0.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1780
Surface ELO
5.8+53 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1831
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1874
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
7.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.9
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
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·
97

Linette M.: 10 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