Nikola Bartunkova vs Emerson Jones — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nikola Bartunkova
CZE
Nikola Bartunkova
#48WTA
1788ELO
1719Hard ELO
$507kYTD
$713kCAREER
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
AUS
Emerson Jones
#135WTA
1671ELO
1664Hard ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWW
Bartunkova N.
6-2 6-2
Jones E.
Bartunkova N.
662
Jones E.
22–

Nikola Bartunkova defeated Emerson Jones 6-2 6-2 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #48.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bartunkova N.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Jones E.

Jones E.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Jones E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.4
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bartunkova N.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Jones E.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.7+55 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.3Hard Elo 1664
4.5Overall Elo 1788
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1671
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
8.0
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
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
Bartunkova N.Jones E.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Bartunkova N.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Jones E.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Rakhimova K.
Timofeeva M.
4-65-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Boulter K.
2-67-56-2
Stakusic M.
Sawangkaew M.
6-16-2
Sakatsume H.
Bartunkova N.
7-51-66-3
Tararudee L.
Galfi D.
6-36-4
Zakharova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-47-62
Vidmanova D.
Hon P.
7-57-64
Townsend T.
Urhobo A.
6-07-65
Day K.
Semenistaja D.
6-26-1
Parry D.
Sun L.
6-26-3
Hunter S.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-2
Gibson T.
Kalieva E.
4-67-56-3
Q1
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Stefanini L.
4-66-46-4
Boulter K.
Tomova V.
6-46-3
Stakusic M.
Golubic V.
7-686-2
Sawangkaew M.
Masarova R.
6-37-5
Sakatsume H.
Waltert S.
6-46-4
Bartunkova N.
Jones E.
6-26-2
Galfi D.
Yuan Y.
6-26-4
Tararudee L.
Pareja J.
6-46-3
Zakharova A.
Dolehide C.
7-56-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Zarazua R.
7-57-63
Vidmanova D.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Rakhimova K.
Carle M.
6-26-2
Timofeeva M.
Lamens S.
6-26-2
Urhobo A.
Chirico L.
6-32-66-3
Townsend T.
Garland J.
6-46-4
Semenistaja D.
Osuigwe W.
2-66-16-3
Day K.
Sasnovich A.
6-27-5
Sun L.
Inglis M.
7-56-3
Parry D.
Mandlik E.
6-26-3
Hunter S.
Kraus S.
7-646-4
Jeanjean L.
Stoiana M.
6-46-4
Kalieva E.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-1
Gibson T.
Brengle M.
6-07-66