Emma Lene vs Verena Meliss — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula Round of 16

W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
FRA
Emma Lene
#526WTA
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026 ·
clay
ITA
Verena Meliss
#467WTA
1179ELO
1135Clay ELO
29 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Lene E.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Meliss V.
Lene E.
6372
Meliss V.
3651

Emma Lene defeated Verena Meliss 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Verena Meliss came in ranked #467, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Emma Lene closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Lene E.Meliss V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
74%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
49%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw