Yuliya Hatouka vs Verena Meliss — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R16

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

BLR

Yuliya Hatouka

#724WTA

26 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

WLLLLWLLWW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 23 February 2026 · 00:00

hard

ITA

Verena Meliss

#467WTA

1179ELO

1175Hard ELO

29 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWWWWLWL

Hatouka Y.

7-5 7-5

Meliss V.

Hatouka Y.

772

Meliss V.

550

Yuliya Hatouka defeated Verena Meliss 7-5 7-5 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Verena Meliss came in ranked #467, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Match story: Yuliya Hatouka edged Verena Meliss in two tight sets (7–5 7–5).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Hatouka Y.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Meliss V.

Meliss V.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Hatouka Y.

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

Hatouka Y.Meliss V.

1st serve in·Even

65%

64%

1st serve points won·Even

61%

60%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

40%

51%

Service points won·Even

54%

57%

Return points won·Even

51%

49%

Break points saved·Even

57%

59%

Aces / match·Even

0.9

1.5

Double faults / match·Dominant

6.2

3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Yuliya Hatouka vs Verena Meliss — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return