Magda Linette vs Tatjana MariaMerida Round of 32

Merida · WTA · Round of 32
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
#96WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
Linette M.
7-6 6-3
Maria T.
Linette M.
7762
Maria T.
6330

Magda Linette defeated Tatjana Maria 7-6 6-3 in the Merida round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #59, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Even serve battle

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

Linette M.Maria T.
26
Serve
9
10
Return
13

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%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
13
Break points saved·Dominant
86
31
Break points won·Even
75
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+171 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1608
7.4Overall Elo 1831
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1703
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
1.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
8.3
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
98
71

Linette M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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