Anastasia Zakharova vs Vaishnavi Adkar

UMPIRY

Chennai Open - ChennaiR16HardThu 5 Nov · ~18:00Centre Court · After 2 matches

Anastasia Zakharova(7)WTA #107 · RUS63%

VSSlight edge · Zakharova A.

Vaishnavi AdkarWTA #344 · IND37%

Win probabilityWho is more likely to winSlight edge · Zakharova A.

63%37%

Zakharova A. favoured, but within the range where form on the day decides.

Umpiry ScoreMatchup strength, 0–10 · not a probability

Zakharova A.7.2/10

Strong advantage

Adkar V.4.4/10

Heavy underdog

Why

Surface+455 Hard Elo edgeSupports Zakharova A.

Overall ratingOverall Elo 1742Supports Zakharova A.

Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Zakharova A.

Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players

This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players

ELO1 781

Hard ELO1 688

Last 104–6

Age24

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $2.0M2026 $790K

ELO1 621

Hard ELO1 595

Last 107–3

Age21

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $60K2026 $23K

Anastasia Zakharova faces Vaishnavi Adkar in the Chennai Open - Chennai round of 16 on hard. Anastasia Zakharova is the paper favourite — ranked #107, a roughly 460-point hard Elo advantage — but Vaishnavi Adkar arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard to Anastasia Zakharova's 4 of 10.

Key context

Freshness: Workload contrast: Anastasia Zakharova 96 games in 14 days, Vaishnavi Adkar 30.
Last match: Vaishnavi Adkar dropped the opening set before beating Jodie Burrage 3–6 6–3 7–5.
Surface form: Anastasia Zakharova 4 of 10, Vaishnavi Adkar 7 of 10 on hard recently — Vaishnavi Adkar the sharper of late.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Zakharova A. and Adkar V. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Zakharova A. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Adkar V. 0–1 (0%).

1–0100%Zakharova A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Adkar V. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–1Sets0–2

18–17Games9–13

1–0Tiebreaks0–0

1–0Deciding sets0–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Tagger L.#53W6-4 5-7 7-6Eastbourne · grassL5-7 4-6Mumbai 125 · hard

Head-to-head

They have not met before.

Evidence

Zakharova A.Adkar V.

FormLast 10 matches each · 2026

Win–loss4–67–3

Season win rate51% (36–34)62% (28–17)

RatingUmpiry ELO

Overall ELO17811621

Hard-court ELO16881595

Serve vs returnLast 65 vs 44 matches

1st-serve points won60%59%

Return points won43%48%

Aces / match1.01.1

ClutchLast 65 vs 44 matches

Break points saved52%55%

When it starts

Centre Court · After 2 matches · Followed by

1Uchijima M. v Linette M.Starting at 3:00 PM
2Waltert S. v Stefanini L.Followed by
3This match: Zakharova A. v Adkar V.This match

Draw

Odds

Conditions

Centre Court · ~18:00 local

SurfaceHard

Forecast27°C · Overcast

Wind8 km/h

Humidity84%

Freshness

Last 7 & 14 days

Zakharova A.Adkar V.

1Days since last match1

1Matches · 7 days1

20Games · 7 days30

5Matches · 14 days1

96Games · 14 days30

Green marks the fresher player.

Cite this

Umpiry, "Anastasia Zakharova vs Vaishnavi Adkar — Chennai Open - Chennai Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-05/adkar-vs-zakharova-chennai-open-chennai-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 5 November 2026).