Verena Meliss vs Anastasiya Soboleva — W35 Santa Margherita di Pula Final

W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · CHALLENGER · Final
ITA
Verena Meliss
#467WTA
1179ELO
1135Clay ELO
29 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2026 ·
clay
Anastasiya Soboleva
UKR
Anastasiya Soboleva
#195WTA
1533ELO
1532Clay ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Meliss V.
6-2 6-2
Soboleva A.
Meliss V.
662
Soboleva A.
220

Verena Meliss defeated Anastasiya Soboleva 6-2 6-2 in the W35 Santa Margherita di Pula final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasiya Soboleva came in ranked #195, defending the title, but Verena Meliss had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Meliss V.Soboleva A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
49%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Meliss V.Soboleva A.
Freshness·
—
100

Soboleva A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw