Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Laura SiegemundRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
1 — 2
Sets
Friday, 8 May 2026 ·
clay
#40WTA
1769ELO
1692Clay ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Alexandrova E.
4-6 7-6 1-6
Siegemund L.
Alexandrova E.
4711
Siegemund L.
6662

Laura Siegemund defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Laura Siegemund narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Laura Siegemund came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-0 6-1
2024-01-15Australian OpenR128hardLaura Siegemund6-2 3-6 7-6(9)
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-3
2019-10-07LinzR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(1) 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Siegemund L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Slight edge
98
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
76
Tiebreaks·Even
29
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 25 days (−0.3)
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+45 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1692
6.2Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1769
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
4.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
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·Slight edge
86
97

Alexandrova E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Siegemund L.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final