Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Despina Papamichail — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#188WTA
1475ELO
1404Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Starodubtseva Y.6-1 6-2
Papamichail D.
Starodubtseva Y.
662
Papamichail D.
120
Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated Despina Papamichail 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yuliia Starodubtseva came in ranked #78.
Key context
- Match story: Yuliia Starodubtseva dropped just 3 games past Despina Papamichail.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
52%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
75
34
Break points saved·Dominant
89
16
Break points won·Even
95
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
89
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Starodubtseva Y.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast