Tereza Valentova vs Alexandra Eala — Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong Round of 16
Tereza Valentova faces Alexandra Eala in the Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. Alexandra Eala is the paper favourite — ranked #17, a roughly 40-point hard Elo advantage — but Tereza Valentova has won both their previous meetings. Tereza Valentova brings the better recent hard form (7 of 10).
Key context
- Serve & return: Serve-return mismatch: Alexandra Eala grades 35 on serve, Tereza Valentova 52 on return.
- Head-to-head: Tereza Valentova leads the head-to-head 2–0. Last met at Doha 2026.
- Fatigue load: Alexandra Eala carries the heavier recent load — 2 three-setters to 1 in the past fortnight.
Common opponents
13 shared · last 12 monthsValentova T. and Eala A. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Valentova T. went 8–7 (53%) against them, Eala A. 13–6 (68%). Eala A. came out better against 5 of 13 comparable opponents, Valentova T. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
vs Rybakina E.#1L2-6 3-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Gauff C.#4L3-6 4-6Rome · clayW6-2 2-0Indian Wells · hard
vs Svitolina E.#6L6-3 6-7(5) 0-6Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-4Washington · hard
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vs Muchova K.#7L1-6 4-6Doha · hardL0-6 2-6Miami · hard
vs Shnaider D.#11L6-7 6-7Miami · hardL5-7 4-6Ningbo Open - Ningbo · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#25W7-5 3-2Adelaide · hardL4-6 5-7Linz · hard
vs Vekic D.#39L6-7 6-7Indian Wells · hardW4-6 6-4 6-4Auckland · hard
vs Linette M.#68L7-5 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 7-6Miami · hard
vs Joint M.#90W1-6 6-0 6-3Livesport Prague Open · hardW3-6 6-2 6-0Wimbledon · grass
vs Zhang S.#95W6-2 1-6 6-4Japan Open - Osaka · hardW6-3 6-2London · grass
vs Sasnovich A.#101W6-3 6-2Athens · hardW2-6 6-4 7-6Abu Dhabi · hard- vs Stoiana M.#114W6-2 7-6Cincinnati · hardW6-1 6-2US Open · hard
vs Sakatsume H.#129W6-3 7-5Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong · hardW6-4 6-0Manila 125 · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Valentova T. leads 2–0- Valentova T.February 2026DohaHard7-6 6-1
- Valentova T.October 2025OsakaHard6-1 6-2
Evidence
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Tereza Valentova vs Alexandra Eala — Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-05/eala-vs-valentova-hong-kong-tennis-open-hong-kong-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 5 November 2026).