Elina Svitolina #10 def. Coco Gauff #4

6-4 6-7(3) 6-2

Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 in the 2026 Italian Open final on clay courts on May 16, 2026.

Match Information

Date: May 16, 2026
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2026
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: F

Match Statistics

Stat	Elina Svitolina	Coco Gauff
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	7
First serve %	64	65
First serve points won %	64	64
Second serve points won %	49	38
Break points saved %	82	60
Break points converted %	40	18
Service points won %	59	55
Return points won %	45	41
Total points won %	52	48
Serve rating	108	97
Return rating	93	71

Win Probability

How the market's view of each player's chances changed through the match.

Player Comparison

Field	Elina Svitolina	Coco Gauff
Country	UKR	USA
Birth date	Sep 12, 1994	Mar 13, 2004
Age	31	22
Height	174 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	4
Ranking points (entering)	3,530	6,749
Elo (entering)	2,099	2,123
Current career W-L	449–233	281–112
Current career earnings	$30,597,396	$35,280,897

Pre-match H2H

Elina Svitolina #10 3 – 2 Coco Gauff #4

Path

Elina Svitolina's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Iga Swiatek #3	6-4 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2026	SF
Elena Rybakina #2	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2026	QF
Nikola Bartunkova #94	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2026	R16
Hailey Baptiste #25	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2026	R32
Noemi Basiletti #427	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2026	R64

Elina Svitolina's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Coco Gauff's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sorana Cirstea #27	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2026	SF
Mirra Andreeva #7	4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2026	QF
Iva Jovic #17	5-7 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2026	R16
Solana Sierra #72	5-7 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2026	R32
Tereza Valentova #48	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2026	R64