Simona Waltert vs Despina Papamichail — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Simona Waltert
SUI
Simona Waltert
#81WTA
1670ELO
1654Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
Despina Papamichail
GRE
Despina Papamichail
#167WTA
1475ELO
1447Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Waltert S.
7-5 6-3
Papamichail D.
Waltert S.
762
Papamichail D.
53–

Simona Waltert defeated Despina Papamichail 7-5 6-3 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Waltert came in ranked #81.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Waltert S.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Papamichail D.

Papamichail D.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Waltert S.

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
Waltert S.Papamichail D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Waltert S.Papamichail D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
78
34
Break points saved·Dominant
79
16
Break points won·Even
94
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
60

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Waltert S.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Papamichail D.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
7.7+207 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Clay Elo 1447
7.6Overall Elo 1670
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1475
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
4.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
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
Waltert S.Papamichail D.
Freshness·Dominant
67
100

Waltert S.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 90 games (7d) · Papamichail D.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Jeanjean L.
Masarova R.
6-33-66-3
Grant T.
Udvardy P.
0-66-36-2
Volynets K.
Korpatsch T.
7-55-76-2
Kalieva E.
Blinkova A.
6-23-67-5
Waltert S.
Salkova D.
6-06-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-40-66-4
Kraus S.
Potapova A.
6-26-756-3
Galfi D.
Vidmanova D.
7-56-3
Parks A.
Efremova K.
6-17-64
Charaeva A.
Bartunkova N.
6-766-27-66
Snigur D.
Vandewinkel H.
7-646-4
Kalinina A.
Stephens S.
2-67-656-2
Q1
Grant T.
Erjavec V.
7-637-5
Parks A.
Avanesyan E.
6-16-2
Snigur D.
Leme Da Silva N.
7-56-1
Stephens S.
Parry D.
6-26-4
Kalinina A.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-26-1
Starodubtseva Y.
Stefanini L.
6-06-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tomova V.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Kostovic T.
6-47-5
Kraus S.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Jeanjean L.
Vekic D.
6-33-66-4
Masarova R.
Sramkova R.
6-37-5
Udvardy P.
Pareja J.
6-46-1
Volynets K.
Dodin O.
6-04-66-1
Korpatsch T.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-43-1
Blinkova A.
Brancaccio N.
6-737-56-4
Kalieva E.
Lamens S.
6-46-3
Waltert S.
Papamichail D.
7-56-3
Salkova D.
Roura Llaverias R.
7-56-1
Galfi D.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-16-3
Vidmanova D.
Radivojevic L.
6-36-3
Efremova K.
Sun L.
6-47-5
Bartunkova N.
Kawa K.
6-42-66-3
Charaeva A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Vandewinkel H.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-27-5