Elina Svitolina vs Iga Swiatek — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
UKR9#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
POL2#5WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
Svitolina E.6-2 4-6 6-4
Swiatek I.
Svitolina E.
6462
Swiatek I.
2641
Elina Svitolina defeated Iga Swiatek 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's semi-final. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Toronto | SF | hard | Iga Swiatek | 3-6 6-1 3-6 |
| 2026-05-14 | Rome | SF | clay | Elina Svitolina | 4-6 6-2 2-6 |
| 2025-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2025-03-18 | Miami | R16 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2024-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Elina Svitolina | 7-5 6-7 6-2 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome | QF | clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
90
96
Break points saved·Even
83
87
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
59
57
Svitolina E.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d) · Swiatek I.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast