Ella Seidel vs Kamilla RakhimovaDubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#100WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026
hard
#70WTA
1693ELO
1671Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Seidel E.
1-6 7-6 6-4
Rakhimova K.
Seidel E.
17762
Rakhimova K.
66541

Ella Seidel defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 1-6 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kamilla Rakhimova came in ranked #70.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Seidel E.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Rakhimova K.

Rakhimova K.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

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

Seidel E.Rakhimova K.
20
Serve
4
9
Return
42

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
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
67
Break points won·Clear edge
70
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
40
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1614
Surface ELO
5.6+58 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1616
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1693
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
6.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
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·Slight edge
98
90

Seidel E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Rakhimova K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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