Sahaja Yamalapalli vs Ekaterina OvcharenkoNewport Qualifying Final

Newport · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#339WTA
1360ELO
1365Grass ELO
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 5 July 2026 ·
grass
CENTER COURT 2 · 2nd on
#508WTA
1306ELO
1328Grass ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLLL
Yamalapalli S.
6-3 6-4
Ovcharenko E.
Yamalapalli S.
662
Ovcharenko E.
340

Sahaja Yamalapalli defeated Ekaterina Ovcharenko 6-3 6-4 in the Newport qualifying final on grass.

Key context

Pressure & serve by court

Yamalapalli S.
Ovcharenko E.
Break points won
5/9
3/4
Break points saved
1/4
4/9

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
Yamalapalli S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ovcharenko E.

Ovcharenko E.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yamalapalli S.

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
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
52%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.5+37 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Grass Elo 1328
6.2Overall Elo 1360
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1306
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0Hard → Grass
Surface transition
3.0Clay → Grass
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.

Conditions

Weather
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw — qualifying