Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaAdelaide Semi-final

Adelaide · WTA · Semi-final
#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024 ·
hard
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
Ostapenko J.
6-2 7-6
Alexandrova E.
Ostapenko J.
672
Alexandrova E.
260

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 7-6 in the Adelaide semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

65
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR32hardJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-2
2025-04-14StuttgartSFclayJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4
2024-01-29LinzFhardJelena Ostapenko6-2 6-3
2023-09-11San DiegoR32hardJelena Ostapenko7-6 6-7 7-5
2022-09-19SeoulFhardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6 6-0
2022-04-28MadridR64clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-2 4-6 6-4
2019-10-07LinzSFhardJelena Ostapenko1-6 7-6 7-5
2019-06-24EastbourneR16grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 2-1
2018-09-17SeoulR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-2
2015-07-13Olomouc $50KR32clayEkaterina Alexandrova7-5 3-2
2015-02-16Kreuzlingen $50KQFcarpetJelena Ostapenko6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
57
Break points saved·Dominant
25
71
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
19

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
94
56

Ostapenko J.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw