Jelena Ostapenko vs Zeynep SonmezEastbourne Quarter-final

Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
#35WTA
1852ELO
1765Grass ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 25 June 2026 ·
grass
CENTRE COURT · 1st on
#54WTA
1771ELO
1647Grass ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Ostapenko J.
vs
Sonmez Z.

Jelena Ostapenko faces Zeynep Sonmez in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. Jelena Ostapenko is the paper favourite — ranked #35, defending last year's round of 16, a roughly 120-point grass Elo advantage — but Zeynep Sonmez rides a 4-match win streak.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 16:20 UTC
Ostapenko J.63%
Sonmez Z.37%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Ostapenko J. narrowly ahead

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

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.5+118 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Grass Elo 1647
5.4Overall Elo 1852
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1771
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.97 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
8.38 of last 10 on grass
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
0.03 three-setters in 14 days
6.2Won 69% in GBR (59)
Country comfort
Context
6.0Reached the last 16 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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

20 vs 22 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sonmez Z.

Sonmez Z.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Serve advantage — Sonmez Z.

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Even
79
80
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Even
95
94
Tiebreaks·Even
87
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
91
48

Ostapenko J.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Sonmez Z.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 105 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

1st on CENTRE COURT · not before Starting at 11:00 AM · up next on court

  1. 1Ostapenko J. v Sonmez Z.This match
  2. 2Kessler M. v Keys M.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
27°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 64%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.