Cadence Brace vs Solana SierraSao Paulo Round of 32

Sao Paulo · WTA · Round of 32
#249WTA
1506ELO
1493Hard ELO
$133kYTD
$283kCAREER
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Monday, 14 September 2026 ·
hard
Quadra 1 · 2nd on
#90WTA
1783ELO
1657Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$2.0MCAREER
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Brace C.
vs
Sierra S.

Cadence Brace faces Solana Sierra in the Sao Paulo round of 32 on hard. Solana Sierra is the paper favourite — ranked #90, defending last year's quarter-final, a roughly 160-point hard Elo advantage — but Cadence Brace arrives in form, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard to Solana Sierra's 0.

Around the match

  • Her superior recent form and confidence from qualifying could carry her through a competitive contest.

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Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 11:50 UTC
Brace C.38%
Sierra S.62%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Sierra S. 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

Common opponents

Last 12 months
1 common opponents · Brace C. 0–2 · Sierra S. 1–0 · small sample
Sierra S. better · different surfaces (Hard × Clay)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Hard Elo 1493
Surface ELO
7.0+164 Hard Elo edge
1.5Overall Elo 1506
ELO gap
8.5Overall Elo 1783
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.25 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
0.71 of last 10 on hard
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
7.0Reached the quarters 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 40 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
51%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Brace C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sierra S.

Sierra S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Brace C.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
68
99

Brace C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d) · Sierra S.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

2nd on Quadra 1 · Not before 2:00 PM · 1 match still to finish ahead

  1. 1Riera J. v Avanesyan E.
  2. 2Brace C. v Sierra S.This match

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather forecast
17°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 85%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw