Katherine Sebov vs Tatjana MariaNewport Round of 16

Newport · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#244WTA
1407ELO
1364Grass ELO
27 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
grass
#96WTA
1703ELO
1688Grass ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sebov K.
vs
Maria T.

Katherine Sebov faces Tatjana Maria in the Newport round of 16 on grass. Tatjana Maria is the paper favourite — ranked #96, a roughly 320-point grass Elo advantage — but Katherine Sebov arrives in form, winning 3 of their last 4 on grass to Tatjana Maria's 2.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:21 UTC
Sebov K.13%
Maria T.87%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Maria T. heavily favoured

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
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
0.9Grass Elo 1364
Surface ELO
9.1+324 Grass Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1407
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1702
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.04 of last 7 on grass
Surface form
6.87 of last 10 on grass
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
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

Sebov K.Cooling
Maria T.Stable

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

25 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
79%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Sebov K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sebov K.

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
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
31
Break points won·Slight edge
83
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
9
Tiebreaks·
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
94
87

Sebov K.: 13 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Maria T.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
25°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 82%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.