Nikola Bartunkova vs Louisa Chirico

Austin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

CZE

Nikola Bartunkova

#48WTA

1788ELO

1719Hard ELO

$507kYTD

$713kCAREER

20 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWWLLWW

0 — 0

Sets

Monday, 23 February 2026

hard

USA

Louisa Chirico

#320WTA

1476ELO

1411Hard ELO

30 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLWLLLW

Bartunkova N.

6-2 6-3

Chirico L.

Bartunkova N.

662

Chirico L.

23–

Nikola Bartunkova defeated Louisa Chirico 6-2 6-3 in the Austin qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #48.

Key context

Match story: Nikola Bartunkova dropped just 5 games past Louisa Chirico.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Bartunkova N.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Chirico L.

Chirico L.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bartunkova N.

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

Statistics

This season

Bartunkova N.Chirico L.

1st serve in·Even

57%

58%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

71%

60%

2nd serve points won·Even

48%

46%

Service points won·Slight edge

61%

54%

Return points won·Even

42%

43%

Break points saved·Even

60%

58%

Aces / match·Clear edge

4.4

2.6

Double faults / match·Clear edge

4.5

5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Bartunkova N.Chirico L.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Bartunkova N.

6.9

Slight advantageUmpiry Score

Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)

Chirico L.

4.9

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

8.2+308 Hard Elo edge

Surface ELO

1.8Hard Elo 1411

7.6Overall Elo 1788

ELO gap

2.4Overall Elo 1476

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0

7.1

Surface form

3.5

Win streak

0.0Lost last 2

Fatigue & Travel

3-set count

7.0

9.0

Prev. match

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.