Taylor Townsend vs Joanna GarlandIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#189WTA
1536ELO
1546Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Townsend T.
6-4 6-4
Garland J.
Townsend T.
662
Garland J.
44

Taylor Townsend defeated Joanna Garland 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Townsend edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Garland J.

Garland J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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

Townsend T.Garland J.
70
Serve
54
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·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+251 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Hard Elo 1546
7.3Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
2.7Overall Elo 1536
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
6.1
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.4
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
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·Even
96
100

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Garland J.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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