Celine Naef vs Carol Zhao — Birmingham 125 Qualifying Round 1

Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
SUI
Celine Naef
#193WTA
1677ELO
1635Grass ELO
20 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 June 2026
grass
Carol Zhao
CAN
Carol Zhao
#422WTA
1398ELO
1385Grass ELO
31 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLL
Naef C.
6-4 6-3
Zhao C.
Naef C.
662
Zhao C.
43–

Celine Naef defeated Carol Zhao 6-4 6-3 in the Birmingham 125 qualifying round 1 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Celine Naef closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Naef C.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhao C.

Zhao C.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Naef 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
Naef C.Zhao C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Naef C.Zhao C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
12
Break points saved·Dominant
81
19
Break points won·Clear edge
87
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
39
Tiebreaks·
—
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Naef C.Zhao C.
Freshness·Clear edge
82
100

Naef C.: 8 days rest · 6 matches (14d) · Zhao C.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Krueger A.
Knutson G.
6-47-65
Masarova R.
Naef C.
4-66-46-0
Martincova T.
Xu M.
7-626-1
Minnen G.
Hruncakova V.
7-656-1
Hibino N.
Valdmannova V.
6-46-2
Sawangkaew M.
Ito A.
7-636-3
Q1
Naef C.
Zhao C.
6-46-3
Sawangkaew M.
Miyazaki Y.
6-26-3
Krueger A.
Klugman H.
6-16-2
Knutson G.
Vrancken Peeters A.
4-66-46-2
Masarova R.
Appleton E.
6-26-3
Martincova T.
Allen V.
6-16-4
Xu M.
Cross K.
6-35-76-0
Minnen G.
Burrage J.
7-636-766-1
Hruncakova V.
Watson H.
3-66-47-5
Ito A.
Rajecki A.
6-46-2
Hibino N.
Bolkvadze M.
7-676-1
Valdmannova V.
Ishii S.
3-66-26-4