UMPIRY

Sophie Luescher vs S. V. Balan — W15 Chisinau Round of 32

W15 ChisinauR32ClayTue 6 Oct · 10:00Final4h 11m
Sophie LuescherSUI
S. V. Balan(5)WTA #819 · ROU
SetsGames2
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Sophie Luescher defeated S. V. Balan in the Round of 32 at the W15 Chisinau tournament on clay, coming back from a set down to win 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. Luescher hit one ace and three double faults, winning 51 percent of her first serves and converting 67 percent of her break points. She won 10 service breaks to Balan's 11, but ultimately prevailed in the three-set match.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Luescher S. came through in three sets.

  • 1st-serve points wonLuescher S. 51% · Balan S. 43%
  • AcesLuescher S. 1 · Balan S. 0
  • Double faultsLuescher S. 3 · Balan S. 5

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 22–3Break backLuescher S. · Broke back
  2. Set 31–1Break backLuescher S. · Broke back
  3. Set 33–2Break backBalan S. · Broke back
  4. Set 35–4Break backBalan S. · Broke back
  5. Set 36–6Break backLuescher S. · Broke back
Serve flowLuescher S. broken 11 times · Balan S. broken 10 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Luescher S.
7/18Balan S.
8/18
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchLuescher S.Balan S.
EvenLuescher S.Balan S.
Late momentumLuescher S.50
6Last 12 points6
11Last 3 games8
8/11Break points9/19

Break of serve

Match statistics

Luescher S.Balan S.
Serve
  • 1Aces0
  • 3Double faults5
  • 51%1st serve points won43%
  • 39% · 7/18Service games held44% · 8/18
Return
  • 67%Break points won50%
  • 10Breaks of serve11

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsLuescher S. won 51% of points behind the first serve, Balan S. 43%. Largest performance gap of the match.+8 ptsLuescher S.1st-serve pts won51%Balan S.1st-serve pts won43%

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

1 meeting · Luescher S. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Mikhailova M.View match

Player context

Before the match
Luescher S.Balan S.1 524ELO1 5491 527Clay ELO1 5507–3Last 105–524Age17

Match info

  • Started10:00 local
  • Duration4h 11m

Cite this

Sophie Luescher beat S. V. Balan 5-7 7-6(8) 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Sophie Luescher vs S. V. Balan — W15 Chisinau Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-06/balan-vs-luescher-w15-chisinau-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 6 October 2026).