Storm Hunter vs Sinja Kraus — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
Storm Hunter
#186WTA
1681ELO
1668Hard ELO
31 yrs · 166 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
Sinja Kraus
AUT
Sinja Kraus
#93WTA
1736ELO
1645Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Hunter S.
7-6 6-4
Kraus S.
Hunter S.
7762
Kraus S.
644–

Storm Hunter defeated Sinja Kraus 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sinja Kraus came in ranked #93.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hunter S.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Kraus S.

Kraus S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hunter S.

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
Hunter S.Kraus S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hunter S.Kraus S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
43
Break points won·Clear edge
76
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
31

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hunter S.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kraus S.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+23 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1645
4.8Overall Elo 1681
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1736
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
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
Hunter S.Kraus S.
Freshness·
—
77

Kraus S.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 36 games (7d). 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