Zeynep Sonmez vs Sara Bejlek — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16

TUR

Zeynep Sonmez

#52WTA

1800ELO

1693Grass ELO

$806kYTD

$2.1MCAREER

24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWLWLWWW

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Sets

Walkover

Wednesday, 24 June 2026 · 14:45

grass

CZE

Sara Bejlek

#38WTA

1776ELO

1529Grass ELO

$682kYTD

$1.7MCAREER

20 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWWLWWLW

Sonmez Z.

Bejlek S.

Zeynep Sonmez advanced to the quarterfinals at Eastbourne after Sara Bejlek withdrew from their Round of 16 match, granting Sonmez a walkover victory. The match did not take place. Sonmez moves on to the next round.

Around the match

Sönmez advanced past British wildcard Harriet Dart with a comeback win in a three-set thriller.
Sonmez Z.Sky Sports ↗

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Head to head

1–1

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2026-02-15	Dubai	R64	hard	Sara Bejlek	6-2 6-2
2021-09-08	W25 Frydek Mistek	R32	clay	Zeynep Sonmez	6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season

Sonmez Z.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bejlek S.

Bejlek S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on grass

Sonmez Z.Bejlek S.

Serve

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Return

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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the grass field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Sonmez Z.Bejlek S.

1st serve in·Even

63%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

59%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

48%

Service points won·Even

57%

55%

Return points won·Even

45%

47%

Break points saved·Even

55%

54%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.6

0.9

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.2

2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Sonmez Z.Bejlek S.

Clutch Rating·Clear edge

Break points saved·Dominant

Break points won·Even

Deciding sets·Slight edge

Tiebreaks·

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 12:50 UTC

Sonmez Z.60%

Bejlek S.40%

Toss-up
50–58%

Slight edge
58–67%

Clear favourite
67–80%

Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Sonmez Z. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Sonmez Z.

5.9

Even matchUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Bejlek S.

4.6

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Form & Matchup

5.9+76 Grass Elo edge

Surface ELO

4.1Grass Elo 1481

5.4Overall Elo 1683

ELO gap

4.6Overall Elo 1651

5.0First meeting on grass

H2H

5.0First meeting on grass

8.18 of last 10 on grass

Surface form

2.92 of last 8 on grass

7.03-match win streak

Win streak

Fatigue & Travel

0.03 three-setters in 14 days

3-set count

7.01 three-setter in 14 days

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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

Sonmez Z.Bejlek S.

Freshness·Slight edge

Sonmez Z.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d) · Bejlek S.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-fastrewards aggression

SlowFast

Weather

31°CClear

Wind 9 km/hHumidity 51%

Zeynep Sonmez vs Sara Bejlek — Eastbourne Round of 16

Around the match

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on grass

Statistics

Clutch

Win Probability

Umpiry Score

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on grass