Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Anastasia Zakharova

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Ningbo Open - NingboQ32QualifyingHardSat 17 Oct · 11:00Court 6 · Next on

Yuliia StarodubtsevaWTA #44 · UKR49%

VSToss-up

Anastasia ZakharovaWTA #111 · RUS51%

Win probabilityWho is more likely to winToss-up

49%51%

No meaningful edge. Serve performance in the first set is the likeliest tiebreaker.

Umpiry ScoreMatchup strength, 0–10 · not a probability

Starodubtseva Y.5.7/10

Slight disadvantage

Zakharova A.5.6/10

Slight disadvantage

Why

Surface+46 Hard Elo edgeSupports Zakharova A.

Overall ratingOverall Elo 1759Against the prediction · Starodubtseva Y.

Recent runLost last 3Informative

Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Zakharova A.

Head-to-headFirst meeting on hardBoth players

ELO1 809

Hard ELO1 631

Last 104–6

Age26

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $2.9M2026 $1.3M

ELO1 789

Hard ELO1 703

Last 103–7

Age24

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $2.0M2026 $766K

Yuliia Starodubtseva faces Anastasia Zakharova in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo qualifying round of 32 on hard. Anastasia Zakharova holds the paper edge — leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 50-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.

Key context

Under pressure: Yuliia Starodubtseva has the edge on pressure points (Clutch Rating 75 vs Anastasia Zakharova's 42).
Head-to-head: Anastasia Zakharova leads the head-to-head 1–0; this is their first meeting on hard. Last met at Eastbourne 2026.
Surface form: Yuliia Starodubtseva 4 of 10, Anastasia Zakharova 3 of 10 on hard recently — Yuliia Starodubtseva the sharper of late.

Common opponents

6 shared · last 12 months

Starodubtseva Y. and Zakharova A. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Starodubtseva Y. went 5–1 (83%) against them, Zakharova A. 3–3 (50%). Starodubtseva Y. came out better against 2 of 6 comparable opponents, Zakharova A. against 0.

5–183%Starodubtseva Y. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents3–350%Zakharova A. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

10–3Sets6–7

65–39Games54–63

0–0Tiebreaks1–0

1–0Deciding sets1–0

vs Pegula J.#4L2-6 2-6Charleston · clayL2-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Tagger L.#55W6-3 6-4Monterrey · hardW6-4 5-7 7-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Zhang S.#81W6-3 6-0Charleston · clayL4-6 1-6Guangzhou · hard

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vs Zarazua R.#85W6-1 6-0Charleston · clayL4-6 0-6Memphis · hard
vs Uchijima M.#121W6-3 1-6 6-3Madrid · clayW6-2 6-4Dubai · hard
vs Seidel E.#193W6-2 6-2US Open · hardW6-2 6-2Indian Wells · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Zakharova A. leads 1–0

Zakharova A.June 2026EastbourneGrass4-6 6-3 3-6

Evidence

Starodubtseva Y.Zakharova A.

FormLast 10 matches each · 2026

Win–loss4–63–7

Season win rate54% (29–25)52% (33–30)

RatingUmpiry ELO

Overall ELO18091789

Hard-court ELO16311703

Serve vs returnLast 53 vs 58 matches

1st-serve points won61%59%

Return points won45%43%

Aces / match1.90.9

ClutchLast 53 vs 58 matches

Break points saved58%51%

When it starts

Court 6 · Next on · Starting at 11:00 AM

1This match: Starodubtseva Y. v Zakharova A.This match
2Kudermetova P. v Sawangkaew M.Followed by
3Sasnovich A. v Bondar A.Followed by
4Sherif M. v Prozorova T.Followed by

Draw

Odds

Conditions

Court 6 · 11:00 local

SurfaceHard

Forecast28°C · Mainly clear

Wind11 km/h

Humidity57%

Freshness

Last 7 & 14 days

Starodubtseva Y.Zakharova A.

4Days since last match6

1Matches · 7 days1

31Games · 7 days17

1Matches · 14 days2

31Games · 14 days37

Green marks the fresher player.

Cite this

Umpiry, "Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Anastasia Zakharova — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-17/starodubtseva-vs-zakharova-ningbo-open-ningbo-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 17 October 2026).