Elena Micic vs Anastasia KulikovaAthens Qualifying Final

Athens · WTA · Qualifying Final
#310WTA
1399ELO
1380Hard ELO
21 yrs
Last 10
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Sets
Sunday, 12 July 2026 ·
hard
CENTER COURT · 2nd on
#450WTA
1419ELO
1403Hard ELO
26 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10
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Micic E.
vs
Kulikova A.

Elena Micic faces Anastasia Kulikova in the Athens qualifying final on hard. Elena Micic is the paper favourite — ranked #310 — but Anastasia Kulikova arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Elena Micic's 4.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:20 UTC
Micic E.47%
Kulikova A.53%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

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
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1380
Surface ELO
5.3+24 Hard Elo edge
5.1Overall Elo 1399
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1419
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
4.24 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.47 of last 10 on hard
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

Micic E.Cooling

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 18 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Micic E.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kulikova A.

Kulikova A.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Micic E.

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

When it starts

2nd on CENTER COURT · not before Followed by · 1 match still to finish ahead

  1. 1Tagger L. v Sieg M.
  2. 2Micic E. v Kulikova A.This match

Conditions

Weather forecast
34°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 29%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.