Sonay Kartal vs Jelena Ostapenko — Wuhan Semi-final
ELO1 969
Hard ELO1 839
Last 107–3
Age24
Height163 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $2.0M2026 $326K
ELO1 948
Hard ELO1 786
Last 106–4
Age29
Height177 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $20.8M2026 $2.1M
Sonay Kartal faces Jelena Ostapenko in the Wuhan semi-final on hard. Jelena Ostapenko holds the paper edge — ranked #34, defending last year's round of 64. Recent hard form is closely matched. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1, though this is their first meeting on hard.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Sonay Kartal 87 games in 14 days, Jelena Ostapenko 119.
- Serve & return: Serve-return mismatch: Sonay Kartal grades 65 on serve, Jelena Ostapenko 59 on return.
- Head-to-head: The head-to-head is level 1–1; this is their first meeting on hard. Last met at Wimbledon 2025.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsKartal S. and Ostapenko J. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kartal S. went 3–3 (50%) against them, Ostapenko J. 3–4 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
3–350%Kartal S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–443%Ostapenko J. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–6Sets9–9
58–51Games84–81
0–1Tiebreaks0–0
0–1Deciding sets1–3
vs Kalinskaya A.#21L6-7 1-6Australian Open · hardL6-2 1-6 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Bejlek S.#30L0-6 2-6Abu Dhabi · hardL4-6 3-6Abu Dhabi · hard
vs Paolini J.#33W6-2 6-0Wuhan · hardW5-7 6-2 7-5Miami · hard
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vs Wang X.#39W6-3 6-2Beijing · hardL6-4 4-6 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Linette M.#77L4-6 6-3 3-6Doha · hardL2-6 6-2 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Seidel E.#193W6-3 6-1Auckland · hardW6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Kartal S.June 2025WimbledonGrass7-5 2-6 6-2
- Ostapenko J.June 2025EastbourneGrass6-3 7-6
Evidence
Kartal S.Ostapenko J.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–3 (ahead)6–4
Season win rate68% (17–8) (ahead)57% (27–20)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO1969 (ahead)1948
Hard-court ELO1839 (ahead)1786
Serve vs returnLast 23 vs 46 matches
1st-serve points won67%67%
Return points won45%45%
Aces / match2.44.1 (ahead)
ClutchLast 23 vs 46 matches
Break points saved51%54% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Sonay Kartal vs Jelena Ostapenko — Wuhan Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-17/kartal-vs-ostapenko-wuhan-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 17 October 2026).