UMPIRY

Viktoria Veleva vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Round of 16

W15 VarnaR16ClayThu 1 Oct · 10:05Final2h 48m
Viktoria VelevaWTA #1021 · BUL
Sonja ZhenikhovaWTA #1043 · GER
SetsGames1
263
2
646

Sonja Zhenikhova defeated Viktoria Veleva 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at the W15 Varna clay court tournament. Zhenikhova hit 3 aces and 6 double faults, winning 58% of her first serves and converting 42% of break points. She won 10 service breaks to Veleva's 7.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Zhenikhova S. came through in three sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonZhenikhova S. 58% · Veleva V. 45%
  • AcesZhenikhova S. 3 · Veleva V. 0
  • Double faultsZhenikhova S. 6 · Veleva V. 11

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 26–4SetVeleva V. · Broke to take the set
  2. Set 31–1Break backVeleva V. · Broke back
  3. Set 31–2BreakZhenikhova S. · Broke, stayed a break up
  4. Set 33–5Break backVeleva V. · Broke back
  5. Set 33–6SetZhenikhova S. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowVeleva V. broken 10 times · Zhenikhova S. broken 7 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Veleva V.
4/14Zhenikhova S.
6/13
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchVeleva V.Zhenikhova S.
EvenVeleva V.Zhenikhova S.
Late momentumVeleva V.23
7Last 12 points5
11Last 3 games10
7/15Break points9/23

Break of serve

Match statistics

Veleva V.Zhenikhova S.
Serve
  • 0Aces3
  • 11Double faults6
  • 45%1st serve points won58%
  • 29% · 4/14Service games held46% · 6/13
Return
  • 47%Break points won42%
  • 7Breaks of serve10

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsZhenikhova S. served 6 double faults, Veleva V. 11. Largest performance gap of the match.+5Veleva V.11Zhenikhova S.6
First-serve pointsZhenikhova S. won 58% of points behind the first serve, Veleva V. 45%.+13 ptsVeleva V.1st-serve pts won45%Zhenikhova S.1st-serve pts won58%

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Zhenikhova S. leads 2–0
02

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

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Player context

Before the match
Veleva V.Zhenikhova S.1 491ELO1 5401 496Clay ELO1 5414–6Last 107–322Age18Career $10K2026 $3KEarningsCareer $23K2026 $5K

Match info

  • Started10:05 local
  • Duration2h 48m

Cite this

Sonja Zhenikhova beat Viktoria Veleva 2-6 6-4 3-6. Umpiry, "Viktoria Veleva vs Sonja Zhenikhova — W15 Varna Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-01/veleva-vs-zhenikhova-w15-varna-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2026).