Verena Meliss vs Kurumi Tamura — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R16

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

ITA

Verena Meliss

#467WTA

1179ELO

1175Hard ELO

29 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWWWWWLW

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 2 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

JPN

Kurumi Tamura

#1456WTA

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWLWWLWL

Meliss V.

4-6 6-0 6-1

Tamura K.

Meliss V.

4662

Tamura K.

6011

Verena Meliss defeated Kurumi Tamura 4-6 6-0 6-1 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Verena Meliss came in ranked #467, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Match story: Verena Meliss dropped the opening set before beating Kurumi Tamura 4–6 6–0 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Meliss V.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Tamura K.

Tamura K.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Meliss 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

Meliss V.Tamura K.

1st serve in·Even

64%

66%

1st serve points won·Even

59%

61%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

48%

Service points won·Even

56%

57%

Return points won·Even

49%

45%

Break points saved·Slight edge

58%

51%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.6

0.6

Double faults / match·Slight edge

3.1

2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

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Verena Meliss vs Kurumi Tamura — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return