Katerina Siniakova vs Leylah Fernandez — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
Katerina Siniakova
CZE
Katerina Siniakova
#44WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
Leylah Fernandez
CAN27
Leylah Fernandez
#31WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Siniakova K.
5-7 6-4 7-6
Fernandez L.
Siniakova K.
5672
Fernandez L.
7461

Katerina Siniakova defeated Leylah Fernandez 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #31, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Katerina Siniakova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-16NanchangSFhardKaterina Siniakova7-5 6-4
2023-10-09Hong KongFhardLeylah Fernandez3-6 6-4 6-4
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayLeylah Fernandez6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
Siniakova K.Fernandez L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Siniakova K.Fernandez L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
80
Break points saved·Dominant
21
77
Break points won·Even
92
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
20
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Siniakova K.Fernandez L.
Freshness·Slight edge
76
81

Siniakova K.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw