Daria Zelinskaya vs Katarina Kuzmova — W35 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 32

W35 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
RUS
Daria Zelinskaya
#600WTA
21 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
Katarina Kuzmova
SVK
Katarina Kuzmova
#282WTA
1349ELO
1347Hard ELO
24 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWL
Zelinskaya D.
4-6 6-3 7-6
Kuzmova K.
Zelinskaya D.
46772
Kuzmova K.
63631

Daria Zelinskaya defeated Katarina Kuzmova 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the W35 Sharm ElSheikh round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarina Kuzmova came in ranked #282, defending last year's round of 16, but Daria Zelinskaya had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zelinskaya D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kuzmova K.

Kuzmova K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zelinskaya D.

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
Zelinskaya D.Kuzmova K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zelinskaya D.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Kuzmova K.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0No prior meetings
H2H
10.0
8.1
Surface form
7.9
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Visscher S.
Ewald W.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Ewald W.
Alhussein Abdel Aziz L.
6-15-76-4
Visscher S.
Zelnickova R.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Alhussein Abdel Aziz L.
Sagandykova A.
7-56-0
Visscher S.
Golovina M.
3-66-47-65
Zelnickova R.
Kubka M.
6-26-4
Ewald W.
Zelinskaya D.
4-66-47-5
R16
Alhussein Abdel Aziz L.
Kroitor K.
6-44-67-64
Golovina M.
Zanolini C.
7-656-1
Kubka M.
Sucha A.
6-36-1
Visscher S.
Ezzat Y.
6-16-4
Zelinskaya D.
Sozaonova N.
6-36-4
Zelnickova R.
Fouad N.
7-56-3
Ewald W.
Snigireva A.
4-66-46-3
Sagandykova A.
Yamalapalli S.
6-47-64
R32
Alhussein Abdel Aziz L.
Bataikina K.
6-06-2
Zelinskaya D.
Kuzmova K.
4-66-37-63
Ewald W.
Vladson L.
2-66-46-1
Snigireva A.
Lazarenko K.
6-36-4
Sucha A.
Vlajic T.
5-76-46-2
Golovina M.
Maklakova E.
2-66-26-4
Kroitor K.
Yesypchuk D.
6-06-4
Ezzat Y.
Hejtmanek A.
6-36-2
Zanolini C.
Samir S.
6-06-1
Fouad N.
Perelygina E.
1-66-37-5
Yamalapalli S.
Stankiewicz M.
6-46-1
Sozaonova N.
Ivanovic I.
6-46-3
Kubka M.
Martianova S.
6-06-2
Zelnickova R.
Sacco F.
6-36-4
Visscher S.
Gadient N.
4-66-16-4
Sagandykova A.
Fedorova A.
6-00-66-4