Carol Zhao vs Celine Naef — Birmingham Qualifying Semi-final

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final

CAN

Carol Zhao

#547WTA

1390ELO

1380Grass ELO

31 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 2

Sets

Saturday, 30 May 2026 · 14:40

grass

SUIQ

Celine Naef

#211WTA

1671ELO

1632Grass ELO

21 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Zhao C.

4-6 3-6

Naef C.

Zhao C.

430

Naef C.

662

Celine Naef cruised past Carol Zhao, conceding only seven games, in the Birmingham qualifying semi-final.

Key context

Set 2, game 1: Celine Naef broke serve.
Set 2, game 5: A 15-point game with five deuces went Carol Zhao's way.
Set 2, game 5: Carol Zhao saved three break points to hold serve.
Pressure points: Carol Zhao converted 2 of 3 break points; Celine Naef converted 5 of 10 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Zhao C.

Naef C.

Break points won

2/3

5/10

Break points saved

5/10

1/3

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Zhao C.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Naef C.

Naef C.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhao C.

Serve advantage — Naef C.

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

Zhao C.Naef C.

1st serve in·Even

64%

62%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

59%

69%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

38%

48%

Service points won·Slight edge

51%

61%

Return points won·Slight edge

41%

46%

Break points saved·Even

57%

54%

Aces / match·Clear edge

1.6

4.1

Double faults / match·Dominant

6.0

2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Zhao C.Naef C.

Clutch Rating·Dominant

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Clear edge

Deciding sets·Dominant

Tiebreaks·

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Zhao C.

4.4

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)

Naef C.

6.1

Even matchUmpiry Score

Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)

Form & Matchup

3.0Grass Elo 1412

Surface ELO

7.0+157 Grass Elo edge

2.3Overall Elo 1409

ELO gap

7.7Overall Elo 1622

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

5.55 of last 10 on grass

Surface form

7.17 of last 10 on grass

0.0Lost last 8

Win streak

0.0

Fatigue & Travel

3-set count

7.01 three-setter in 14 days

3.0Clay → Grass

Surface transition

3.0Clay → Grass

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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