Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#62WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026 ·
hard
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
Linette M.6-2 4-6 6-1
Alexandrova E.
Linette M.
6462
Alexandrova E.
2611
Magda Linette defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18, defending last year's round of 64. Magda Linette extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Magda Linette came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Magda Linette | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2024-05-20 | Strasbourg | R16 | clay | Magda Linette | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-01-08 | Adelaide | R32 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3-6 7-6 7-5 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Magda Linette | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-04-04 | Charleston | QF | clay | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2019-09-16 | Seoul | SF | hard | Magda Linette | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
58
57
Break points saved·Dominant
25
71
Break points won·Dominant
70
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
19
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
96
61
Linette M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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