Elina Svitolina vs Coco Gauff — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
UKR12#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
USA3#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Svitolina E.6-1 6-2
Gauff C.
Svitolina E.
662
Gauff C.
120
Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, defending last year's quarter-final. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina dropped just 3 games past Coco Gauff.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Rome | F | clay | Elina Svitolina | 4-6 2-6 |
| 2026-02-15 | Dubai | SF | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-01-01 | Auckland | F | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
6.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
90
94
Break points saved·Even
83
81
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
59
69
Svitolina E.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d) · Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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