Elvina Kalieva vs Yuliia Starodubtseva — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1
Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
Kalieva E.6-3 6-1
Starodubtseva Y.
Kalieva E.
662
Starodubtseva Y.
310
Elvina Kalieva defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-3 6-1 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuliia Starodubtseva came in ranked #78.
Key context
- Match story: Elvina Kalieva dropped just 4 games past Yuliia Starodubtseva.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
75
Break points saved·Dominant
28
89
Break points won·Slight edge
87
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
98
98
Kalieva E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Starodubtseva Y.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast