Lea Ma vs Clervie Ngounoue — Newport Round of 32

Newport · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
USAWC
Lea Ma
#288WTA
1383ELO
1344Grass ELO
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWW
1 — 0
Sets
Retired
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 ·
grass
USA
Clervie Ngounoue
#361WTA
1510ELO
1408Grass ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Ma L.
6-4 6-6
Ngounoue C.
Ma L.
661
Ngounoue C.
460

Lea Ma advanced to the next round in Newport with a retirement victory over Clervie Ngounoue in the Round of 32. At the time of Ngounoue's retirement, Ma led 6-4, 6-6. Ngounoue had converted 75 percent of her break points, one more service break than Ma.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-02W100 Cary, NcR16hardLea Ma6-4 2-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
Ma L.Ngounoue C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
55%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:50 UTC
Ma L.25%
Ngounoue C.75%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Ngounoue C. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ma L.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Ngounoue C.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Grass Elo 1344
Surface ELO
5.8+64 Grass Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1383
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1510
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
Surface form
4.02 of last 5 on grass
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0Hard → Grass
Surface transition
7.0Hard → Grass
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw