Elena Malygina vs Francesca Pace — W35 Birmingham Semi-final

W35 Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Semi-final

EST

Elena Malygina

#314WTA

1378ELO

1385Hard ELO

26 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 26 January 2026 · 00:00

hard

ITA

Francesca Pace

#353WTA

21 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLWWLWLLL

Malygina E.

6-4 6-3

Pace F.

Malygina E.

662

Pace F.

430

Elena Malygina defeated Francesca Pace 6-4 6-3 in the W35 Birmingham semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Malygina came in ranked #314, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Elena Malygina closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Malygina E.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pace F.

Pace F.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Malygina E.

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

Statistics

This season

Malygina E.Pace F.

1st serve in·Slight edge

62%

67%

1st serve points won·Even

60%

2nd serve points won·Even

46%

43%

Service points won·Even

55%

54%

Return points won·Even

47%

44%

Break points saved·Slight edge

46%

51%

Aces / match·Even

1.5

1.9

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.3

4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Elena Malygina vs Francesca Pace — W35 Birmingham Semi-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return