Sonay Kartal vs Janice Tjen — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
GBR#124WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
INA6#37WTA
1658ELO
1684Hard ELO
$818kYTD
$1.2MCAREER
24 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLL
Kartal S.6-1 6-7 6-3
Tjen J.
Kartal S.
6662
Tjen J.
1731
Sonay Kartal defeated Janice Tjen 6-1 6-7 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Janice Tjen came in ranked #37, but Sonay Kartal had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Sonay Kartal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Even
52%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast