Anna Kalinskaya vs Elina SvitolinaDoha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#21WTA
1907ELO
1863Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$7.3MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026 ·
hard
#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Kalinskaya A.
6-4 6-3
Svitolina E.
Kalinskaya A.
662
Svitolina E.
430

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anna Kalinskaya claimed a first win over Elina Svitolina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-16BerlinR32grassElina Svitolina6-1 4-1
2025-07-27MontrealR32hardElina Svitolina6-1 6-1
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardElina Svitolina6-1 6-2
2024-05-06RomeR32clayElina Svitolina6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
51%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
75
91
Break points saved·Dominant
38
83
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
93

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
76
66

Kalinskaya A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw