Kayla Day vs Yue Yuan — Charleston Qualifying Round 2

Charleston · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Kayla Day
#121WTA
1595ELO
1545Clay ELO
26 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026 ·
clay
CHN
Yue Yuan
#126WTA
1629ELO
1546Clay ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
Day K.
6-1 6-4
Yuan Y.
Day K.
662
Yuan Y.
140

Kayla Day defeated Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4 in the Charleston qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yue Yuan came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kayla Day narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-12CincinnatiQ32hardKayla Day2-6 7-5 6-3
2024-01-01AucklandR32hardYue Yuan7-6 6-7 6-1
2022-10-25W80 TylerR32hardYue Yuan6-4 3-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Day K.Yuan Y.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Day K.Yuan Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
11
Break points saved·Dominant
66
16
Break points won·Dominant
88
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
18
6
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Day K.Yuan Y.
Freshness·Clear edge
70
88

Day K.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 82 games (7d) · Yuan Y.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw