Viktoria Veleva vs Julia Stamatova — W50 Heraklion Round of 64

W50 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
BUL
Viktoria Veleva
#1035WTA
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
clay
BUL
Julia Stamatova
#806WTA
33 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Veleva V.
6-4 6-4
Stamatova J.
Veleva V.
662
Stamatova J.
44–

Viktoria Veleva defeated Julia Stamatova 6-4 6-4 in the W50 Heraklion round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Stamatova came in ranked #806, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Viktoria Veleva 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
Veleva V.serving26% hold

wins 40% of points on serve vs Stamatova J.

Stamatova J.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Veleva V.

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
Veleva V.Stamatova J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
51%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
36%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
47%
53%
Return points won·Even
50%
50%
Break points saved·Even
47%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.4
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.4
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Veleva V.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Stamatova J.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.7
Surface form
4.8
0.0
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Ruggeri J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Ruggeri J.
Dencheva R.
6-32-66-4
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Lazaro Garcia A.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Lazaro Garcia A.
Bertea E.
6-07-5
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Nahimana S.
1-66-36-4
Ruggeri J.
Rinaldo Persson K.
6-26-2
Dencheva R.
Kovackova J.
1-67-666-1
R16
Nahimana S.
Matoula M.
2-66-46-4
Bertea E.
Pieri J.
4-66-07-63
Lazaro Garcia A.
Dittmann G.
6-26-2
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Spiteri D.
6-17-5
Ruggeri J.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-47-66
Dencheva R.
Hobgarski K.
6-26-714-2
Kovackova J.
Senic N.
3-0
Rinaldo Persson K.
Kovackova A.
5-76-16-1
R32
Rinaldo Persson K.
Taraba Wallberg N.
6-26-0
Senic N.
Tomase E.
6-26-3
Nahimana S.
Coleman E.
6-36-746-4
Hobgarski K.
Veleva V.
6-46-4
Kovackova A.
Fita Boluda A.
7-603-67-63
Kovackova J.
Akli A.
6-46-0
Matoula M.
Herrero Linana A.
6-26-736-0
Ruggeri J.
Paganetti V.
6-46-2
Pieri J.
Sakellaridi S.
7-56-4
Spiteri D.
Zamarripa A.
6-46-1
Dittmann G.
Kabbaj Y.
6-33-66-1
Bassols Ribera M.
Kolb N.
7-56-1
Bertea E.
Barbulescu B.
6-03-66-2
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Tubello A.
5-76-26-2
Lazaro Garcia A.
Teixido Garcia M.
6-16-1
Dencheva R.
Janicijevic S.
7-667-68
R64
Kovackova J.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-26-4
Barbulescu B.
Chatziavraam E.
6-16-2
Tubello A.
Giordano M.
6-16-1
Taraba Wallberg N.
Vargova N.
6-43-66-4
Kovackova A.
Bertoldo J.
7-53-66-3
Dencheva R.
Korokozidi E.
6-06-3
Matoula M.
Cragg K.
6-46-1
Zamarripa A.
Pieri T.
6-46-3
Kolb N.
Norin F.
6-16-0
Veleva V.
Stamatova J.
6-46-4
Sakellaridi S.
Pochtovyk K.
6-26-1
Coleman E.
Menguene M.
7-654-66-4
Dittmann G.
Paterno G.
7-56-0
Tomase E.
Tsetsou E.
6-43-66-3
Teixido Garcia M.
Nagornaia S.
6-26-2
Paganetti V.
Sucha A.
6-26-2