Paula Badosa vs Varvara Lepchenko — Bastad Quarter-final

Bastad · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Paula Badosa
ESP
Paula Badosa
#141WTA
1780ELO
1684Clay ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
clay
CENTRE COURT · 3rd on
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#175WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Badosa P.
vs
Lepchenko V.

Paula Badosa faces Varvara Lepchenko in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. Paula Badosa is the paper favourite — ranked #141, a roughly 150-point clay Elo advantage — but Varvara Lepchenko has won their only previous meeting, though none on clay. Varvara Lepchenko brings the better recent clay form (3 of 4).

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 15:20 UTC
Badosa P.72%
Lepchenko V.28%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Badosa P. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Badosa P.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Lepchenko V.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.9+152 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1532
7.2Overall Elo 1780
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1578
5.0First meeting on clay
H2H
5.0First meeting on clay
6.06 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
5.85 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter 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.

Form trajectory

Badosa P.Stable
Lepchenko V.Stable

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

19 vs 20 matches

Statistics

This season
Badosa P.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
39%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Badosa P.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Badosa P.

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Badosa P.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
48
Break points saved·Dominant
95
64
Break points won·Dominant
94
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
45

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

Freshness

Recent load
Badosa P.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·Slight edge
83
75

Badosa P.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

3rd on CENTRE COURT · not before Followed by · 1 match still to finish ahead

  1. 1Waltert S. v Romero Gormaz L.
  2. 3Badosa P. v Lepchenko V.This match
  3. 4Kraus S. v Putintseva Y.

Conditions

Weather forecast
19°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-21SeoulR32hardVarvara Lepchenko6-2 6-3
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Oliynykova O.[1]
Uchijima M.
7-52-65-7
Noha Akugue N.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
5-76-22-6
Galfi D.
Rinaldo Persson K.
4-66-74
Deng T.
Quevedo K.[8]
2-63-6
Waltert S.[4]
Kawa K.
6-46-1
Laboutkova A.
G. Bernstein
6-16-1
Bulgaru M.
Strakhova V.
6-26-2
Romero Gormaz L.
Semenistaja D.[7]
6-22-66-2
Kraus S.[5]
Liu C.
7-56-0
Bjork J.
Hennemann C.
2-63-6
Barthel M.
Radivojevic L.
4-62-6
Matoula M.
Putintseva Y.[3]
6-731-6
Arango E.[6]
Nilsson L.
6-26-2
Bassols Ribera M.
Badosa P.
3-62-6
Zaar L.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-46-71
Bajraliu L.
Korpatsch T.[2]
2-63-6
Uchijima M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
4-6 7.7-6.2 5-6
Rinaldo Persson K.
Quevedo K.
6-756-33-6
Waltert S.[4]
Laboutkova A.
6-26-0
Bulgaru M.
Romero Gormaz L.
3-63-6
Kraus S.[5]
Hennemann C.
6-26-4
Radivojevic L.
Putintseva Y.[3]
4-65-7
Arango E.[6]
Badosa P.
3-62-6
Lepchenko V.
Korpatsch T.
6-16-2
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Quevedo K.
Waltert S.
Romero Gormaz L.
Kraus S.
Putintseva Y.
Badosa P.
Lepchenko V.
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