Raluka Serban vs Sahaja Yamalapalli — W75 Kyoto Round of 32

W75 Kyoto · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CYP
Raluka Serban
#294WTA
1356ELO
1365Hard ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
IND
Sahaja Yamalapalli
#339WTA
1360ELO
1331Hard ELO
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWLL
Serban R.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Yamalapalli S.
Serban R.
4662
Yamalapalli S.
6131

Raluka Serban defeated Sahaja Yamalapalli 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the W75 Kyoto round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Serban R.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Yamalapalli S.

Yamalapalli S.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Serban R.

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
Serban R.Yamalapalli S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
49%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.1
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Serban R.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Yamalapalli S.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0+35 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.0Hard Elo 1331
4.9Overall Elo 1356
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1360
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
4.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
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
Serban R.Yamalapalli S.
Freshness·
—
85

Yamalapalli S.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 42 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kinoshita H.
Shibahara E.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Shibahara E.
Ma Y.
6-37-63
Kinoshita H.
Von Deichmann K.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Von Deichmann K.
Yang Y.
7-646-736-4
Kinoshita H.
Kawaguchi N.
6-26-2
Shibahara E.
Kaji H.
2-66-27-63
Ma Y.
Koike E.
7-666-4
R16
Ma Y.
Yamazaki I.
6-46-4
Shibahara E.
Hayasaka K.
4-66-46-3
Kaji H.
Tian F.
3-67-56-3
Yang Y.
Preston T.
7-56-726-4
Von Deichmann K.
Serban R.
3-66-36-2
Kawaguchi N.
Okamura K.
6-36-2
Koike E.
Liu C.
6-27-65
Kinoshita H.
Park S.
4-67-57-67
R32
Yang Y.
Morvayova V.
6-46-2
Preston T.
Saigo R.
6-46-4
Hayasaka K.
Kuramochi M.
6-26-1
Kawaguchi N.
Yamaguchi M.
6-37-5
Kaji H.
Abe H.
6-36-1
Yamazaki I.
Nishimoto S.
2-66-06-2
Liu C.
Bai Z.
0-67-56-4
Serban R.
Yamalapalli S.
4-66-16-3
Kinoshita H.
Ku Y.
6-37-5
Von Deichmann K.
Shimizu E.
7-613-66-4
Tian F.
Zhu L.
7-620-0
Shibahara E.
Saito S.
6-33-66-3
Ma Y.
Ma L.
6-36-4
Okamura K.
Costoulas S.
6-47-65
Park S.
Matsuda R.
2-66-36-4
Koike E.
Kuwata H.
7-57-5