Szabo vs Hietaranta — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula R32

W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · CHALLENGER · Round of 32

ROU

Briana Szabo

#529WTA

1195ELO

1224Clay ELO

20 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLWLLLLLW

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 30 March 2026 · 00:00

clay

FIN

Laura Hietaranta

#419WTA

1292ELO

1254Clay ELO

22 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWWWLWWLL

Szabo B.

6-7 6-2 6-3

Hietaranta L.

Szabo B.

6662

Hietaranta L.

7231

Briana Szabo defeated Laura Hietaranta 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Hietaranta came in ranked #419, defending the title.

Key context

Match story: Briana Szabo dropped the opening set before beating Laura Hietaranta 6–7 6–2 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Szabo B.serving39% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Hietaranta L.

Hietaranta L.serving41% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Szabo B.

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

Szabo B.Hietaranta L.

1st serve in·Even

66%

62%

1st serve points won·Even

59%

57%

2nd serve points won·Even

45%

47%

Service points won·Even

54%

53%

Return points won·Even

44%

46%

Break points saved·Even

54%

51%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.4

0.7

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.6

2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Briana Szabo vs Laura Hietaranta — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return