Kayla Day vs Yue Yuan — Charleston Qualifying Round 2

Charleston · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Kayla Day
#137WTA
1595ELO
1545Clay ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026
clay
CHN
Yue Yuan
#121WTA
1629ELO
1546Clay ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
Day K.
6-1 6-4
Yuan Y.
Day K.
662
Yuan Y.
14–

Kayla Day defeated Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4 in the Charleston qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yue Yuan came in ranked #121, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kayla Day claimed a first win over Yue Yuan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01AucklandR32hardYue Yuan7-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Day K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving41% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Day K.

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
Day K.Yuan Y.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Day K.Yuan Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
81
Break points won·Slight edge
88
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Day K.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Yuan Y.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Clay Elo 1545
Surface ELO
5.7+1 Clay Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1595
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1629
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
5.2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Day K.Yuan Y.
Freshness·
95
—

Day K.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Tomova V.
Akli A.
3-66-16-1
Vekic D.
Gorgodze E.
6-26-3
Stoiana M.
Vidmanova D.
6-27-62
Day K.
Yuan Y.
6-16-4
Kudermetova P.
Vedder E.
6-36-2
Urhobo A.
Kalieva E.
6-16-1
Q1
Day K.
Giavara H.
6-06-2
Urhobo A.
Osuigwe W.
6-26-2
Kudermetova P.
Ansari C.
6-22-67-5
Vedder E.
Ito A.
6-26-1
Kalieva E.
Brengle M.
6-26-0
Akli A.
Pieri T.
6-06-3
Tomova V.
Arconada U.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Gorgodze E.
Bolsova A.
6-02-67-65
Vidmanova D.
Jokic K.
6-27-5
Stoiana M.
Mladenovic K.
3-66-36-3
Yuan Y.
Rinaldo Persson K.
4-66-46-3