UMPIRY

Sonja Zhenikhova vs Alena Kovackova — W50 Burgas Quarter-final

W50 BurgasQuarter-finalClayFri 9 Oct · 11:05Final1h 28m
Sonja ZhenikhovaWTA #1043 · GER
Alena KovackovaWTA #407 · CZE
SetsGames0
21
2
66

Alena Kovackova defeated Sonja Zhenikhova 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the W50 Burgas clay court tournament. Kovackova hit 2 aces and 2 double faults, winning 72% of her first serves and converting 35% of break points. Zhenikhova had 1 ace and 8 double faults, winning 62% of her first serves and converting all 1 of her break point opportunities.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Kovackova A. took it in straight sets, breaking three times in each.

  • Breaks of serveKovackova A. 6 · Zhenikhova S. 1
  • 1st-serve points wonKovackova A. 72% · Zhenikhova S. 62%
  • AcesKovackova A. 2 · Zhenikhova S. 1

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 12–1Break backKovackova A. · Broke back
  2. Set 12–3BreakKovackova A. · Broke, never broken back
  3. Set 20–1BreakKovackova A. · Broke, never broken back
  4. Set 21–6SetKovackova A. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowZhenikhova S. broken 6 times · Kovackova A. broken once.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Zhenikhova S.
2/8Kovackova A.
6/7
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchZhenikhova S.Kovackova A.
EvenZhenikhova…Kovackova…
Late momentumKovackova A.100
1Last 12 points11
6Last 3 games14
1/1Break points5/16

Break of serve

Match statistics

Zhenikhova S.Kovackova A.
Serve
  • 1Aces2
  • 8Double faults2
  • 62%1st serve points won72%
  • 25% · 2/8Service games held86% · 6/7
Return
  • 100%Break points won35%
  • 1Breaks of serve6

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsKovackova A. served 2 double faults, Zhenikhova S. 8. Largest performance gap of the match.+6Zhenikhova S.8Kovackova A.2
First-serve pointsKovackova A. won 72% of points behind the first serve, Zhenikhova S. 62%.+10 ptsZhenikhova S.1st-serve pts won62%Kovackova A.1st-serve pts won72%

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 · Kovackova A. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Soboleva A.View match

Player context

Before the match
Zhenikhova S.Kovackova A.1 543ELO1 6631 543Clay ELO1 6328–2Last 106–418Age18Career $23K2026 $5KEarningsCareer $48K2026 $26K

Match info

  • Started11:05 local
  • Duration1h 28m

Cite this

Alena Kovackova beat Sonja Zhenikhova 2-6 1-6. Umpiry, "Sonja Zhenikhova vs Alena Kovackova — W50 Burgas Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-09/kovackova-vs-zhenikhova-w50-burgas-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2026).