Vendula Valdmannova vs Aliona FaleiIstanbul 2 Quarter-final

Istanbul 2 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#206WTA
1608ELO
1602Hard ELO
18 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 17 July 2026 ·
hard
#230WTA
1511ELO
1514Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Valdmannova V.
6-2 6-3
Falei A.
Valdmannova V.
662
Falei A.
230

Vendula Valdmannova defeated Aliona Falei in the quarterfinals of the Istanbul 2 hard-court tournament, winning 6-2, 6-3. Valdmannova converted 71% of her break points and secured five service breaks, compared to Falei's two. Valdmannova hit 0 aces and 3 double faults, while Falei had 2 aces and 4 double faults.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 12:50 UTC
Valdmannova V.68%
Falei A.32%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Valdmannova V. 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.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+88 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Hard Elo 1514
6.2Overall Elo 1608
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1510
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
9.39 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.26 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters 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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
80
67

Valdmannova V.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d) · Falei A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather
31°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw