Simona Waltert vs Petra Marcinko — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024 ·
hard
#72WTA
1745ELO
1639Hard ELO
$588kYTD
$1.1MCAREER
20 yrs · 176 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWW
Waltert S.6-1 6-1
Marcinko P.
Waltert S.
662
Marcinko P.
110
Simona Waltert defeated Petra Marcinko 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Marcinko came in ranked #72. Simona Waltert extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Waltert dropped just 2 games past Petra Marcinko.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Cincinnati | R128 | hard | Simona Waltert | 5-7 6-4 6-2 |
| 2026-06-20 | Eastbourne | SF | grass | Petra Marcinko | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2024-05-14 | W75 Zagreb 1 | R32 | clay | Simona Waltert | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2024-01-09 | Australian Open | Q128 | hard | Simona Waltert | 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
78
72
Break points saved·Dominant
79
54
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
93
Tiebreaks·
85
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
86
91
Waltert S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d) · Marcinko P.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast