Meliss vs Soboleva — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula Final

W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · CHALLENGER · Final

ITA

Verena Meliss

#467WTA

1179ELO

1135Clay ELO

29 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWWWLWLW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 4 May 2026 · 00:00

clay

UKR

Anastasiya Soboleva

#206WTA

1533ELO

1532Clay ELO

22 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

WWLWWWWWWW

Meliss V.

6-2 6-2

Soboleva A.

Meliss V.

662

Soboleva A.

220

Verena Meliss defeated Anastasiya Soboleva 6-2 6-2 in the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasiya Soboleva came in ranked #206, defending the title.

Key context

Match story: Verena Meliss dropped just 4 games past Anastasiya Soboleva.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Meliss V.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Soboleva A.

Soboleva A.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Meliss V.

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

Meliss V.Soboleva A.

1st serve in·Even

64%

66%

1st serve points won·Even

60%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

51%

43%

Service points won·Even

57%

54%

Return points won·Even

49%

47%

Break points saved·Slight edge

59%

52%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.6

0.9

Double faults / match·Slight edge

3.0

2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

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Verena Meliss vs Anastasiya Soboleva — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula Final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return