Clervie Ngounoue vs Sonay Kartal

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

USA

Clervie Ngounoue

#361WTA

1510ELO

1484Hard ELO

20 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLLWLWLWL

2 — 1

Sets

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 · 16:00

hard

GBR

Sonay Kartal

#124WTA

1874ELO

1833Hard ELO

24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWLWWWWL

Ngounoue C.

3-6 7-5 7-5

Kartal S.

Ngounoue C.

3772

Kartal S.

6551

Clervie Ngounoue defeated Sonay Kartal 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sonay Kartal came in ranked #124.

Key context

Match story: Clervie Ngounoue dropped the opening set before beating Sonay Kartal 3–6 7–5 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Ngounoue C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kartal S.

Kartal S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ngounoue C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Ngounoue C.Kartal S.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Ngounoue C.Kartal S.

1st serve in·Slight edge

63%

69%

1st serve points won·Even

66%

63%

2nd serve points won·Even

48%

52%

Service points won·Even

59%

60%

Return points won·Even

44%

43%

Break points saved·Even

59%

55%

Aces / match·Even

2.9

2.4

Double faults / match·Dominant

3.6

1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-slowfavours grinders

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Clervie Ngounoue vs Sonay Kartal — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard