Kristina Penickova vs Aliona Falei — Istanbul 2 Round of 16

Istanbul 2R16HardWed 15 Jul · 16:20Final

Aliona Falei defeated Kristina Penickova in the Round of 16 at the Istanbul 2 hard-court tournament, winning 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. The match saw Falei and Penickova record equal numbers of aces, 4 each, but Falei committed fewer double faults, 3 to 10. Falei won the match despite converting a lower percentage of break points, 44% to 67%, and ultimately securing one more service break, 7 to 6.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Aliona Falei closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Falei A. came through in three sets.

  • AcesFalei A. 4 · Penickova K. 4
  • Double faultsFalei A. 3 · Penickova K. 10

Match momentum

Whole matchPenickova K.Falei A.
EvenPenickova K.Falei A.
Late momentumFalei A.96
4Last 12 points8
8Last 3 games10
6/9Break points7/16

Break of serve

Match statistics

Penickova K.Falei A.
Serve
  • 4Aces4
  • 10Double faults3
  • 53% · 8/15Service games held57% · 8/14
Return
  • 67%Break points won44%
  • 6Breaks of serve7

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsFalei A. served 3 double faults, Penickova K. 10. Largest performance gap of the match.+7Penickova K.10Falei A.3

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Falei A. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Penickova K.Falei A.1 550ELO1 7041 535Hard ELO1 6766–4Last 106–416Age22

Match info

  • Started16:20 local

Cite this

Aliona Falei beat Kristina Penickova 5-7 6-3 3-6. Umpiry, "Kristina Penickova vs Aliona Falei — Istanbul 2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-15/falei-vs-penickova-istanbul-2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 15 July 2026).