Zeynep Sonmez vs Cadence Brace — Merida Round of 32

Merida · WTA · Round of 32
Zeynep Sonmez
TUR
Zeynep Sonmez
#48WTA
1800ELO
1730Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
CAN
Cadence Brace
#237WTA
1506ELO
1493Hard ELO
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLWW
Sonmez Z.
6-2 6-0
Brace C.
Sonmez Z.
662
Brace C.
200

Zeynep Sonmez defeated Cadence Brace 6-2 6-0 in the Merida round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #48, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sonmez Z.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Brace C.

Brace C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

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

Sonmez Z.Brace C.
8
Serve
—
52
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Sonmez Z.Brace C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sonmez Z.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Brace C.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+237 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Hard Elo 1493
8.1Overall Elo 1800
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1506
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
3.9
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
Context
7.0
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
Sonmez Z.Brace C.
Freshness·Even
95
95

Sonmez Z.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Brace C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Bucsa C.
Frech M.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Frech M.
Zhang S.
6-26-766-3
Bucsa C.
Paolini J.[1]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Paolini J.[1]
Boulter K.
0-66-36-3
Zhang S.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-16-3
Frech M.
Bouzkova M.[4]
6-34-66-3
Bucsa C.
Sonmez Z.
6-36-4
R16
Bouzkova M.[4]
Arango E.
2-66-12-0
Frech M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.[7]
6-06-3
Bucsa C.
Stakusic M.
7-616-3
Boulter K.
Osorio C.
6-30-0
Zhang S.
Navarro E.[2]
6-46-4
Sonmez Z.
Li A.[3]
3-67-676-4
Paolini J.[1]
Hon P.
6-06-2
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Linette M.[8]
5-77-657-5
R32
Bucsa C.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Boulter K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Putintseva Y.
6-41-66-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Stakusic M.
Yastremska D.[5]
6-46-3
Linette M.[8]
Maria T.
7-636-3
Hon P.
Zarazua R.
6-22-66-4
Bouzas Maneiro J.[7]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Osorio C.
Tjen J.[6]
6-46-3
Arango E.
Potapova A.
7-606-2
Frech M.
Timofeeva M.
6-47-66
Sonmez Z.
Brace C.
6-26-0