Leylah Fernandez vs Alexandra EalaWashington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
#34WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 ·
hard
#28WTA
1895ELO
1833Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.6MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Fernandez L.
vs
Eala A.

Leylah Fernandez faces Alexandra Eala in the Washington round of 16 on hard. Alexandra Eala is the paper favourite — ranked #28, a roughly 50-point hard Elo advantage — but Leylah Fernandez has won their only previous meeting, though none on hard.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:50 UTC
Fernandez L.45%
Eala A.55%
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

Common opponents

Last 12 months
17 common opponents · Fernandez L. 11–14 · Eala A. 13–10
Eala A. better · same surface, 27 days apart
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1785
Surface ELO
5.6+48 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1895
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
5.55 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.97 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter 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.

19 vs 26 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Eala A.

Eala A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Serve advantage — Eala A.

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·Even
80
77
Break points saved·Slight edge
70
75
Break points won·Slight edge
88
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
82
Tiebreaks·Even
78
79

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Fernandez L.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
25°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 67%

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13StuttgartR32clayLeylah Fernandez6-1 6-4

Draw