Otto Virtanen vs Aleksandar VukicDubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#140ATP
1706ELO
1674Hard ELO
$214kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
#104ATP
1630ELO
1597Hard ELO
$366kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLW
Virtanen O.
6-2 6-2
Vukic A.
Virtanen O.
662
Vukic A.
22

Otto Virtanen defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-2 6-2 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Otto Virtanen came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Otto Virtanen extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13BarcelonaQ1clayOtto Virtanen6-3 6-7(7) 6-4
2026-02-23DubaiQ1hardOtto Virtanen6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Virtanen O.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Vukic A.

Vukic A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

Serve advantage — Virtanen O.

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

Virtanen O.Vukic A.
Serve
21
Return
7

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
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
58
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Clear edge
3
16
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+77 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1597
6.4Overall Elo 1706
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1630
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.1
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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·Even
84
87

Virtanen O.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Vukic A.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast