Sonay Kartal vs Simona WaltertDoha Qualifying Round 1

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#90WTA
1670ELO
1606Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLLLLWW
Kartal S.
7-5 2-6 6-4
Waltert S.
Kartal S.
7262
Waltert S.
5641

Sonay Kartal defeated Simona Waltert 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the Doha qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sonay Kartal came in ranked #83.

Key context

  • Match story: Sonay Kartal closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kartal S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Waltert S.

Waltert S.serving54% hold

wins 52% 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.Waltert S.
59
Serve
37
Return

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
7.8+227 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1606
7.4Overall Elo 1874
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1670
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
7.2
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
7.7
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
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

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Freshness·
76

Waltert S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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