Iva Marinkovic vs Anja Wildgruber — W15 Sharm ElSheikh R16

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

SWE

Iva Marinkovic

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

GER

Anja Wildgruber

#979WTA

24 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

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Marinkovic I.

7-5 6-4

Wildgruber A.

Marinkovic I.

762

Wildgruber A.

540

Iva Marinkovic defeated Anja Wildgruber 7-5 6-4 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anja Wildgruber came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Iva Marinkovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Iva Marinkovic edged Anja Wildgruber in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Marinkovic I.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Wildgruber A.

Wildgruber A.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Marinkovic I.

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

Marinkovic I.Wildgruber A.

1st serve in·Slight edge

70%

64%

1st serve points won·Even

56%

53%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

44%

38%

Service points won·Even

52%

48%

Return points won·Even

47%

Break points saved·Slight edge

53%

43%

Aces / match·Even

0.6

0.4

Double faults / match·Dominant

1.8

5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Iva Marinkovic vs Anja Wildgruber — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Round of 16

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return