Kroitor vs Shinikova — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Semi-final

W15 Sharm ElSheikh · CHALLENGER · Semi-final

RUS

Kristina Kroitor

#460WTA

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

LWWLWWWWWW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 30 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

BUL

Isabella Shinikova

#345WTA

1346ELO

1365Hard ELO

34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLLWWWWLL

Kroitor K.

6-2 7-5

Shinikova I.

Kroitor K.

672

Shinikova I.

250

Kristina Kroitor defeated Isabella Shinikova 6-2 7-5 in the W15 Sharm ElSheikh semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Isabella Shinikova came in ranked #345, defending the title, but Kristina Kroitor had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Kristina Kroitor closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Kroitor K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Shinikova I.

Shinikova I.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kroitor K.

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

Kroitor K.Shinikova I.

1st serve in·Even

64%

62%

1st serve points won·Even

66%

62%

2nd serve points won·Even

48%

49%

Service points won·Even

60%

57%

Return points won·Slight edge

50%

44%

Break points saved·Even

56%

60%

Aces / match·Even

2.0

2.5

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.1

3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

SlowFast

Kristina Kroitor vs Isabella Shinikova — W15 Sharm ElSheikh Semi-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return