Lia Karatancheva vs Kayla Cross — Merida Qualifying Round 1

Merida · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
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Lia Karatancheva
#472WTA
1271ELO
1222Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
CAN
Kayla Cross
#197WTA
1432ELO
1433Hard ELO
21 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLW
Karatancheva L.
6-2 6-4
Cross K.
Karatancheva L.
662
Cross K.
24–

Lia Karatancheva defeated Kayla Cross 6-2 6-4 in the Merida qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Karatancheva L.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cross K.

Cross K.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Karatancheva L.

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
Karatancheva L.Cross K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
48%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Karatancheva L.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Cross K.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.3Hard Elo 1222
Surface ELO
7.7+211 Hard Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1271
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1432
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.1
Surface form
5.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
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

Recent load
Karatancheva L.Cross K.
Freshness·
—
86

Cross K.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zhang S.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Karatancheva L.
6-34-67-5
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Tona M.
6-36-4
Brace C.
Hon P.
6-46-4
Lepchenko V.
Avanesyan E.
6-42-66-3
Timofeeva M.
Carle M.
6-36-3
Q1
Avanesyan E.
Gomez Pezuela Cano M.
6-26-4
Hon P.
Rodriguez V.
6-46-3
Brace C.
Vickery S.
6-46-2
Lepchenko V.
Scott K.
6-46-3
Zhang S.
Piter K.
6-36-4
Trevisan M.
Sanchez A.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Parry D.
6-46-4
Karatancheva L.
Cross K.
6-26-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Jokic K.
6-26-4
Tona M.
Strakhova V.
6-26-4
Timofeeva M.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-46-1
Carle M.
Fiquet T.
7-632-0