Ksenia Smirnova vs Ann Akasha Ceuca — W15 Pretoria Semi-final

W15 Pretoria · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
RUS
Ksenia Smirnova
#857WTA
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
GER
Ann Akasha Ceuca
#567WTA
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Smirnova K.
6-3 7-5
Ceuca A.
Smirnova K.
672
Ceuca A.
35–

Ksenia Smirnova defeated Ann Akasha Ceuca 6-3 7-5 in the W15 Pretoria semi-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Smirnova K.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Ceuca A.

Ceuca A.serving45% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Smirnova 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
Smirnova K.Ceuca A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
49%
50%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Smirnova K.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Ceuca A.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
6.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
3-set count
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mi L.
Smirnova K.
6-06-2
Smirnova K.
Sziedat F.
6-30-0
Semi-finals
Mi L.
Kurt I.
6-06-2
Smirnova K.
Mulville V.
6-44-66-1
Sziedat F.
Mi L.
7-633-610-3
Smirnova K.
Ceuca A.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Mulville V.
Cirotte A.
3-66-46-4
Smirnova K.
Hrastar A.
6-756-26-0
Kurt I.
Cirpanli D.
7-636-3
Mi L.
Sziedat F.
6-16-1
Smirnova K.
Laron M.
2-66-211-9
Sziedat F.
Bosman C.
6-46-7310-5
Ceuca A.
Wirges A.
6-726-410-5
R16
Cirpanli D.
Vaissaud D.
6-23-66-4
Ceuca A.
Vosloo A.
6-46-4
Laron M.
Vaissaud D.
6-26-2
Mulville V.
Ipunesso L.
6-16-1
Smirnova K.
Otway J.
6-36-1
Mi L.
Van Poppel E.
6-16-0
Sziedat F.
Messerli T.
6-26-2
Wirges A.
Belyaeva D.
2-66-46-4
Bosman C.
Khrebtova V.
6-16-3
R32
Vaissaud D.
Belyaeva D.
7-56-4
Kurt I.
Chapman D.
6-33-66-3
Du Toit L.
Diseko B.
6-26-1
Gupta A.
Rodriguez Carretero P.
6-46-2
Sziedat F.
Nagornaia S.
6-06-1
Mi L.
Wirges A.
6-16-2
Ceuca A.
Ipunesso L.
6-26-2
Ebster A.
Easwaramurthi A.
6-16-1
Smirnova K.
Messerli T.
6-22-66-2
Hrastar A.
Iankovskaia A.
6-26-1
Cirpanli D.
Kaibekova P.
1-66-46-4
Laskutova K.
Vosloo A.
6-26-2
Mulville V.
Bosman C.
6-17-5
Boyden M.
Le Grange C.
6-26-4
Cirotte A.
Atay S.
6-24-67-63
Laron M.
Dube L.
6-06-2
Smirnova K.
Kurt I.
7-626-2
Belyaeva D.
Chapman D.
6-16-3
Sziedat F.
Nagornaia S.
6-16-2
Vosloo A.
Ebster A.
6-16-2
Ceuca A.
Gupta A.
6-16-2
Otway J.
Cirpanli D.
7-56-2
Wirges A.
Breen S.
6-46-4
Ipunesso L.
Atay S.
6-27-61
Khrebtova V.
Kaibekova P.
7-57-5
Vaissaud D.
Sandenbergh M.
6-16-3
Bosman C.
Iankovskaia A.
6-46-3
Mi L.
Jordaan M.
1-66-16-1
Messerli T.
Schilz J.
6-36-3
Van Poppel E.
Peet F.
6-36-766-4
Mulville V.
Easwaramurthi A.
6-06-1