Katie Boulter vs Viktoriya TomovaIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#60WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#174WTA
1626ELO
1586Hard ELO
31 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWW
Boulter K.
6-4 6-3
Tomova V.
Boulter K.
662
Tomova V.
43

Katie Boulter defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Katie Boulter came in ranked #60, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Katie Boulter extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Katie Boulter closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR64grassKatie Boulter6-0 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Boulter K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Tomova V.

Tomova V.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

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

Boulter K.Tomova V.
21
Serve
67
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
28
Break points saved·Dominant
86
30
Break points won·Slight edge
93
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+209 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1586
7.5Overall Elo 1831
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1626
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.5
Surface form
5.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
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
98
100

Boulter K.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Tomova V.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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