Andrey Rublev vs Stefanos TsitsipasDoha Quarter-final

Doha · ATP · Quarter-final
#13ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
#87ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Rublev A.
6-3 7-6
Tsitsipas S.
Rublev A.
6772
Tsitsipas S.
3620

Andrey Rublev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #13, defending the title. Andrey Rublev narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrey Rublev closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

56
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardAndrey Rublev3-6 6-3 6-2
2022-10-03AstanaSFhardStefanos Tsitsipas4-6 6-4 6-3
2022-05-02Madrid MastersQFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 2-6 6-4
2021-11-15Tour FinalsRRhardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-4
2021-04-12Monte Carlo MastersFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-3
2021-03-01RotterdamSFhardAndrey Rublev6-3 7-6(2)
2020-11-16Tour FinalsRRhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-1 4-6 7-6(6)
2020-09-28Roland GarrosQFclayStefanos Tsitsipas7-5 6-2 6-3
2020-09-21HamburgFclayAndrey Rublev6-4 3-6 7-5
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardAndrey Rublev6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 7-5
2018-11-05NextGen FinalsSFhardStefanos Tsitsipas4-3(3) 3-4(5) 4-0 2-4 4-3(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Rublev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Rublev A.Tsitsipas S.
55
Serve
57
52
Return
39

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
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
72%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.3
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
88
90
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Slight edge
72
77
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+46 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1803
5.4Overall Elo 1902
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1833
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
6.7
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.1
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.7
Country comfort
Context
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·Even
94
95

Rublev A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Tsitsipas S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 39%