Linda Noskova vs Elina Svitolina — WTA Finals Semi-final
Why
Surface+85 Hard Elo edgeAgainst the prediction · Svitolina E.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 2070Against the prediction · Svitolina E.
Recent run2-match win streakAgainst the prediction · Svitolina E.
Head-to-headLeads 3–0 on hardSupports Noskova L.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Noskova L.
ELO2 157
Hard ELO1 943
Last 107–3
Age21
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $12.2M2026 $7.6M
ELO2 141
Hard ELO1 996
Last 107–3
Age32
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $31.2M2026 $4.5M
Linda Noskova faces Elina Svitolina in the WTA Finals semi-final on hard. Elina Svitolina is the paper favourite — ranked #6, a roughly 80-point hard Elo advantage — but Linda Noskova has won 3 of their 4 previous meetings. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Serve & return: Serve-return mismatch: Linda Noskova grades 85 on serve, Elina Svitolina 72 on return.
- Head-to-head: Linda Noskova leads the head-to-head 3–1, 3–0 on hard. Last met at Billie Jean King Cup, Finals 2026.
- Fatigue load: Elina Svitolina carries the heavier recent load — 2 three-setters to 1 in the past fortnight.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsNoskova L. and Svitolina E. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Noskova L. went 19–10 (66%) against them, Svitolina E. 19–7 (73%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 7 better-results split).
19–1066%Noskova L. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents19–773%Svitolina E. · better vs 7
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
42–26Sets39–22
362–300Games315–248
4–5Tiebreaks2–3
7–4Deciding sets8–2
vs Sabalenka A.#2L3-6 4-6Indian Wells · hardL2-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Andreeva M.#3L7-5 4-6 5-7Brisbane · hardW6-2 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Gauff C.#4W6-4 1-6 7-6Madrid · clayW6-4 6-2Rome · clay
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- vs Pegula J.#5W6-4 4-6 6-3Berlin · grassL2-6 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Muchova K.#7W6-2 5-7 6-3Wimbledon · grassL4-6 6-2 4-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 6-4Wimbledon · grassL3-6 6-2 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Eala A.#15W6-2 6-4Berlin · grassL3-6 4-6Berlin · grass
vs Bencic B.#20W6-3 3-6 7-6BJK Cup Qualifiers · hardW4-6 6-4 6-0Roland Garros · clay- vs Anisimova A.#23L1-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardW6-2 6-4Toronto · hard
vs Sakkari M.#29L5-7Roland Garros · clayW6-4 7-5Beijing · hard- vs Li A.#31W6-2 6-7(6) 6-2US Open · hardW6-2 6-3Beijing · hard
- vs Alexandrova E.#32L2-6 2-6Beijing · hardW3-6 6-0 6-3Toronto · hard
vs Wang X.#38L5-7 4-6Australian Open · hardW6-3 7-6Auckland · hard
vs Bucsa C.#44W7-6(5) 6-2Billie Jean King Cup · hardW6-4 6-1Australian Open · hard
vs Boulter K.#50W6-3 6-3Cincinnati · hardW7-5 6-4Auckland · hard- vs Badosa P.#57W6-1 6-3Berlin · grassW6-4 0-0Dubai · hard
vs Joint M.#92W6-4 6-0Doha · hardW6-2 6-7(6) 6-4US Open · hard- vs Bouzas Maneiro J.#104W6-3 6-3Indian Wells · hardW6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4Toronto · hard
vs Gracheva V.#232L2-6 6-2 5-7Doha · hardW6-3 6-1Auckland · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Noskova L. leads 3–131
Hard: Noskova L. leads 3–0 · Clay: Svitolina E. leads 1–0
- Noskova L.September 2026Billie Jean King Cup, FinalsHard6-3 7-6(5)
- Svitolina E.April 2026StuttgartClay7-6 7-5
- Noskova L.August 2024MonterreyHard6-4 6-4
- Noskova L.January 2024Australian OpenHard3-0
Evidence
Noskova L.Svitolina E.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–37–3
Season win rate73% (44–16) (ahead)73% (53–20)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2157 (ahead)2141
Hard-court ELO19431996 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 53 vs 65 matches
1st-serve points won73% (ahead)66%
Return points won42%47% (ahead)
Aces / match6.9 (ahead)3.4
ClutchLast 53 vs 65 matches
Break points saved64% (ahead)62%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Linda Noskova vs Elina Svitolina — WTA Finals Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-14/noskova-vs-svitolina-wta-finals-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 14 November 2026).