Mai Hontama vs Claire LiuIndian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#171WTA
1480ELO
1442Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#114WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
Hontama M.
6-1 5-7 6-3
Liu C.
Hontama M.
6562
Liu C.
1731

Mai Hontama defeated Claire Liu 6-1 5-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #114.

Key context

  • Match story: Mai Hontama came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
29
29
Break points saved·Even
27
23
Break points won·Clear edge
96
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
91

Hontama M.: 19 days rest · Liu C.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw