Julia Adams vs Irina BalusW50 Knokke-Heist Round of 32

W50 Knokke-Heist · ITF · Round of 32
#463WTA
26 yrs · Right-handed
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Tuesday, 28 July 2026 ·
clay
#574WTA
20 yrs · 65 cm
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Adams J.
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Balus I.

Julia Adams faces Irina Balus in the W50 Knokke-Heist round of 32 on clay. Julia Adams holds the paper edge — ranked #463. Recent clay form is closely matched.

Key context

  • Fatigue load: Julia Adams carries the heavier recent load — 2 three-setters to 1 in the past fortnight.
  • Surface form: Both 3 of 7 on clay recently — court-specific quality nearly identical despite the ranking gap.

Common opponents

Last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
4.64 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.37 of last 10 on clay
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.

20 vs 7 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
52%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
47%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Adams J.serving32% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Balus I.

Balus I.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Adams J.

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw