Talia Gibson vs Elvina KalievaIndian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#58WTA
1737ELO
1764Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
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#136WTA
1569ELO
1540Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gibson T.
4-6 7-5 6-3
Kalieva E.
Gibson T.
4762
Kalieva E.
6531

Talia Gibson defeated Elvina Kalieva 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Talia Gibson came in ranked #58.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gibson T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kalieva E.

Kalieva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gibson T.

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

Gibson T.Kalieva E.
60
Serve
0
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
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
18
Break points saved·Dominant
83
28
Break points won·Clear edge
70
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
15

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.9+225 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.1Hard Elo 1540
7.3Overall Elo 1737
ELO gap
2.7Overall Elo 1569
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
7.7
Surface form
6.5
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
97
100

Gibson T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kalieva E.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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