Katerina Siniakova #44 def. Leylah Fernandez #27

5-7 6-4 7-6(1)

Katerina Siniakova defeated Leylah Fernandez 5-7 6-4 7-6(1) in the 2026 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts on March 7, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKaterina SiniakovaLeylah Fernandez
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.8%55.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.2%63.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.8%55.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%79.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.4%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
21.1%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%40.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.4+3.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.0-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldKaterina SiniakovaLeylah Fernandez
Country CZE CAN
Birth dateMay 10, 1996Sep 6, 2002
Age2923
Height174 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4427
Ranking points (entering)1,2691,598
Elo (entering)1,8531,816
Current career W-L228–246152–125
Current career earnings$17,388,124$8,450,870
Pre-match H2H

Path

Katerina Siniakova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #451-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2026R128

Katerina Siniakova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mirra Andreeva #84-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2026R32

Leylah Fernandez's path

No prior matches in this tournament.