Elina Svitolina and Sonay Kartal will clash against each other in the quarter of the Wuhan Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.43
Sonay Kartal -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Elina Svitolina vs. Sonay Kartal
This will be the 3rd time that Elina Svitolina and Sonay Kartal play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Svitolina won 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5) in the quarter in Auckland back in January 2026.
Highlights Elina Svitolina vs Sonay Kartal – Auckland 09-January-2026
Elina Svitolina
50 - 16win/loss
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WWLWWWLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50-16 | 33-9 | 13-3 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-15 | 14-8 | 18-3 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-18 | 16-9 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 6, Elina reached the quarter after beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 5-7 6-2 and Hanyu Guo 6-1 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Elina had a good straight sets win against Guo (6-1 6-4). During the match, Svitolina scored 71 points vs Guo’s 55. Elina was pretty aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Talking about the service games, Svitolina made 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elina Svitolina lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Svitolina put 49% of her first serves in, winning 69% (18/26) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Svitolina broke Guo 7 times after converting 44% of her break points (7/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Elina has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points she played.
WTA Wuhan - Elina Svitolina's projected path
Svitolina has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 70% of her matches (340-149). 33-9 on hard in 2026. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Svitolina has a composed 195-86 record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Auckland where she defeated Xinyu Wang in the final 6-3 7-6(6) and in Rome where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
Elina has an aggregate 50-16 win-loss record in 2026, 33-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wuhan
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2014. See her history.
Sonay Kartal
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17-8 | 17-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-21 | 12-10 | 6-5 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 53-9 | 30-3 | 0-0 | 15-2 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-18 | 7-3 | 11-6 | 8-4 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-12 | 10-3 | 5-1 | 15-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 170, the Brit reached the quarter after beating Anhelina Kalinina 7-5 6-3, Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5 and Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-0.
In the 3rd round, Kartal had a good straight sets win against Paolini (6-2 6-0). During the match Kartal scored 57 points vs Paolini’s 28. Sonay was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
About the serving games, Kartal recorded 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Sonay Kartal lost the serve once and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kartal put 62% of her first serves in, winning 68% (19/28) of the points behind her 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Paolini 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sonay hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
WTA Wuhan - Sonay Kartal's projected path
Sonay has an aggregate 17-8 win-loss record in 2026, 17-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 53 |
| Pts | 168-134 | 193-131 |
| Total Points | 302 | 324 |
| Winners | 48 | 68 |
| %Winners | 29% | 35% |
Svitolina played 2 matches while Kartal competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Elina Svitolina lost 1 set while Sonay Kartal hasn’t dropped a set so far. Svitolina has played 1 set(s) less than Kartal (5 vs 6). Therefore, Svitolina played 8 games less than Kartal. The Ukrainian scored 48 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Sonay made 68 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 72/132 | 91/160 |
| %1st in | 55% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 48/72 | 68/91 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 23/60 | 36/69 |
| %2nd pts | 38% | 52% |
Svitolina struck 6 aces (3 per match). Kartal bagged 6 aces (2 per match). Svitolina won 67% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Kartal won 75% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 16 |
| Converted | 16/34 | 16/30 |
| % Converted | 47% | 53% |
| Conceded | 16 | 11 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 44% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 5 |
Elina broke her opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Ukrainian lost her serve 9 times and she saved 44% of the break points that she conceded. The Brit broke her opponents 16 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Brit conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.
| Svitolina | ||||
| R2 Samsonova |
R3 Guo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 | 45 | |
| pts | 97-79 | 71-55 | 168-134 | |
| Total points | 176 | 126 | 302 | |
| Winners | 30 | 18 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 25% | 29% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 46/79 | 26/53 | 72/132 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 49% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 30/46 | 18/26 | 48/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 69% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/33 | 12/27 | 23/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 33% | 44% | 38% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 9/18 | 7/16 | 16/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/9 | 4/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 57% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Kartal | |||||
| R1 Kalinina |
R2 Bencic |
R3 Paolini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-0 7-5 | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 14 | 53 | |
| pts | 67-56 | 69-47 | 57-28 | 193-131 | |
| Total points | 123 | 116 | 85 | 324 | |
| Winners | 23 | 26 | 19 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 30/61 | 33/54 | 28/45 | 91/160 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 61% | 62% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 26/33 | 19/28 | 68/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 8/21 | 10/17 | 36/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 38% | 59% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 6/11 | 6/9 | 16/30 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 55% | 67% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Wuhan
- Sonay KartalKartal – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Mia PohankovaPohankova (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Hanyu GuoGuo (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-1 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska – Iva JovicJovic (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska – Iva JovicJovic (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Mia PohankovaPohankova (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Hanyu GuoGuo (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Sonay KartalKartal – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-1 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ann LiLi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska – Maria SakkariSakkari (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
