Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaMadrid Qualifying Round 2

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#128WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
#55WTA
1759ELO
1719Clay ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-4 0-6 6-4
Starodubtseva Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6062
Starodubtseva Y.
4641

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the Madrid qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yuliia Starodubtseva came in ranked #55.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Starodubtseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Serve advantage — Starodubtseva Y.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Pavlyuchenkova A.Starodubtseva Y.
Serve
61
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (8 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
75
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
66
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 29 days (−0.3)
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 22 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.1Clay Elo 1692
Surface ELO
4.9+27 Clay Elo edge
5.5Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1759
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.9
Surface form
8.2
0.0Lost last 9
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Starodubtseva Y.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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