Marta Kostyuk vs Taylor TownsendIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#13WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Kostyuk M.
6-3 6-2
Townsend T.
Kostyuk M.
662
Townsend T.
320

Marta Kostyuk defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Marta Kostyuk extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-08AdelaideR16hardMarta Kostyuk6-3 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kostyuk M.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

Serve advantage — Kostyuk M.

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

Kostyuk M.Townsend T.
53
Serve
70
57
Return
54

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
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
72
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Dominant
98
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 44 days (−0.7)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+171 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1796
7.6Overall Elo 2057
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1826
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.9
Surface form
6.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
3.4
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.3
Country comfort
6.9
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·Dominant
69
97

Kostyuk M.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw