Maria Lourdes Carle vs Jule NiemeierHamburg Round of 32

Hamburg · WTA · Round of 32
#231WTA
1484ELO
1461Clay ELO
26 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 ·
clay
M1 · 3rd on
#566WTA
1418ELO
1398Clay ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Lourdes Carle M.
vs
Niemeier J.

Maria Lourdes Carle faces Jule Niemeier in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. Maria Lourdes Carle holds the paper edge — ranked #231, a roughly 60-point clay Elo advantage.

Around the match

  • I think it's simply a very nice court and it doesn't feel too big. It suits my game very well, has a good bounce, is relatively fast for a clay court, but not too fast.

    Niemeier J.hamburg-open.com· 2026-07-21

Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 05:50 UTC
Lourdes Carle M.59%
Niemeier J.41%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Lourdes Carle M. narrowly ahead

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
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.8+63 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Clay Elo 1398
5.8Overall Elo 1484
ELO gap
4.2Overall Elo 1418
3.0Trails 0–1 on clay
H2H
7.0Leads 1–0 on clay
7.17 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
4.94 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
0.03 three-setters in 14 days
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.

18 vs 20 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
39%
37%
Service points won·Even
50%
51%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
49%
45%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
9.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Lourdes Carle M.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

Niemeier J.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Lourdes Carle M.

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·Clear edge
27
12
Break points saved·Slight edge
26
33
Break points won·Clear edge
97
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
42

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
59
63

Lourdes Carle M.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 98 games (7d) · Niemeier J.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather forecast
21°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 45%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw