QF ASB Classic 2026

Elina Svitolina #14 def. Sonay Kartal #68

6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5)

Elina Svitolina defeated Sonay Kartal 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5) in the 2026 ASB Classic quarterfinal on hard courts on January 9, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElina SvitolinaSonay Kartal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.5%70.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.2%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.8%53.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%64.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.6%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.5%50.5%
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.
+5.9+7.4
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.
-7.4-5.9

* 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

FieldElina SvitolinaSonay Kartal
Country UKR GBR
Birth dateSep 12, 1994Oct 28, 2001
Age3124
Height174 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1468
Ranking points (entering)2,606951
Elo (entering)1,9951,791
Current career W-L450–23429–25
Current career earnings$30,597,396$1,981,096
Pre-match H2H
Elina Svitolina #14 1 0 Sonay Kartal #68

Path

Elina Svitolina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katie Boulter #1067-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2026R16
Varvara Gracheva #766-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2026R32

Elina Svitolina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Iva Jovic #357-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2026SF

Sonay Kartal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ella Seidel #866-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2026R16
Janice Tjen #566-1 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2026R32