Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina — Rome Final
Rome · WTA · Final
USA#4WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWLW
1 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 16 May 2026 ·
clay
#9WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Gauff C.4-6 2-6
Svitolina E.
Gauff C.
421
Svitolina E.
662
Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-4 6-2 in the Rome final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, defending last year's final. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina dropped just 6 games past Coco Gauff.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | Dubai | SF | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2026-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-01-01 | Auckland | F | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
94
91
Break points saved·Even
81
83
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
64
66
Gauff C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast