Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Zeel Desai — W15 Nagpur Semi-final

W15 Nagpur · CHALLENGER · Semi-final

KAZ

Zhibek Kulambayeva

#486WTA

1402ELO

1391Clay ELO

26 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 23 March 2026 · 00:00

clay

IND

Zeel Desai

#550WTA

27 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Kulambayeva Z.

7-6 6-3

Desai Z.

Kulambayeva Z.

762

Desai Z.

630

Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated Zeel Desai 7-6 6-3 in the W15 Nagpur semi-final on clay.

Key context

Match story: Zhibek Kulambayeva closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Kulambayeva Z.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Desai Z.

Desai Z.serving41% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Kulambayeva Z.

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

Kulambayeva Z.Desai Z.

1st serve in·Clear edge

73%

61%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

60%

68%

2nd serve points won·Even

43%

45%

Service points won·Even

55%

59%

Return points won·Even

50%

Break points saved·Even

58%

57%

Aces / match·Even

0.8

1.4

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.7

4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

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Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Zeel Desai — W15 Nagpur Semi-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return