Valentina Steiner vs Daria Kasatkina

Strasbourg · WTA · Qualifying Semi-final

GER

Valentina Steiner

#522WTA

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 2

Sets

Saturday, 16 May 2026 · 12:25

clay

AUSQ

Daria Kasatkina

#65WTA

1795ELO

1770Clay ELO

29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Steiner V.

3-6 1-6

Kasatkina D.

Steiner V.

310

Kasatkina D.

662

Daria Kasatkina defeated Valentina Steiner 6-3 6-1 in the Strasbourg qualifying semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #65, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Daria Kasatkina dropped just 4 games past Valentina Steiner.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Steiner V.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Steiner 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

Steiner V.Kasatkina D.

1st serve in·Even

66%

70%

1st serve points won·Even

57%

58%

2nd serve points won·Even

42%

41%

Service points won·Even

52%

53%

Return points won·Even

48%

51%

Break points saved·Even

55%

53%

Aces / match·Slight edge

0.5

1.8

Double faults / match·Even

6.2

6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Steiner V.

5.0

Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Extended break: 40 days (−0.7)

Kasatkina D.

6.8

Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Form & Matchup

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0

5.3

Surface form

7.6

0.0Lost last 2

Win streak

9.05-match win streak

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.