Nellie Taraba Wallberg vs Nina Vargova — W50 Heraklion Round of 64

W50 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
SWE
Nellie Taraba Wallberg
#622WTA
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
clay
SVK
Nina Vargova
#417WTA
1237ELO
1214Clay ELO
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWLW
Taraba Wallberg N.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Vargova N.
Taraba Wallberg N.
6362
Vargova N.
4641

Nellie Taraba Wallberg defeated Nina Vargova 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the W50 Heraklion round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nina Vargova came in ranked #417, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Taraba Wallberg N.serving17% hold

wins 35% of points on serve vs Vargova N.

Vargova N.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Taraba Wallberg N.

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
Taraba Wallberg N.Vargova N.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
49%
65%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
39%
53%
Service points won·Clear edge
45%
60%
Return points won·Even
50%
51%
Break points saved·Clear edge
43%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Taraba Wallberg N.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Vargova N.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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