Valentina Steiner vs Carolyn Ansari

W15 Monastir · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

GER

Valentina Steiner

#495WTA

20 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 2 February 2026 · 00:00

hard

USA

Carolyn Ansari

#260WTA

1353ELO

1344Hard ELO

25 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Steiner V.

3-6 7-5 1-0

Ansari C.

Steiner V.

3712

Ansari C.

6501

Valentina Steiner defeated Carolyn Ansari 3-6 7-5 1-0 in the W15 Monastir round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carolyn Ansari came in ranked #260, defending last year's final.

Key context

Match story: Valentina Steiner dropped the opening set before beating Carolyn Ansari 3–6 7–5 1–0.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Steiner V.serving36% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Ansari C.

Ansari C.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Steiner V.

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

Steiner V.Ansari C.

1st serve in·Even

65%

68%

1st serve points won·Even

58%

60%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

41%

47%

Service points won·Even

52%

56%

Return points won·Even

47%

48%

Break points saved·Even

51%

50%

Aces / match·Even

0.6

Double faults / match·Clear edge

4.5

3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Valentina Steiner vs Carolyn Ansari — W15 Monastir Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return