Elina Svitolina def. Coco Gauff — Semifinal, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played20 Feb 2026
🇺🇦ranked WTA number 9 going into this drawWon
Elina Svitolina seeded 7 6 613 6
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 5 going into this draw
Coco Gauff seeded 3 4 7 4
🇺🇦Elina Svitolina
🇺🇸Coco Gauff
Match stats
Serve
3
Aces
2
2
Double faults
12
59%
1st serve in
62%
64%
1st serve points won
64%
53%
2nd serve points won
43%
59%
Service points won
56%
4/8
Break points saved
5/11
Return
44%
Return points won
41%
6/11
Break points won
4/8
128
Total points won
118
Head to head
2–2 level
- This matchDubai SFwon by Svitolina
- 2026HardMelbourne QFwon by Svitolina
- 2024HardNew York R32won by Gauff
- 2024HardAuckland Fwon by Gauff
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
8–2
8–2
Last 30 days
6–2
By surface
14–3
Hard
22–5
–
Indoor hard
1–2
By round
1–1
SF
2–1
1–0
F
1–0
4–1
At WTA 1000s
12–2
How their matches go
16
Completed matches
30
63%
Won in straight sets
57%
19%
Won after losing a set
20%
0%
Lost after winning a set
7%
19%
Lost in straight sets
17%
4–1
Tiebreaks
5–2
3–0
Deciding sets
6–2
11/11
Won after winning set 1
20/20
2/5
Won after losing set 1
3/10
Serve and return, last 5 matches
61%
1st serve in
56%
69%
1st serve points won
66%
45%
2nd serve points won
34%
58%
Break points saved
51%
47%
Return points won
47%
57%
Break points won
60%
5.4
Aces a match
1.6
3.4
Double faults a match
8.8
Last 14 days
5
Matches
4
11
Sets
9
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elina Svitolina | Coco Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | ||
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 11 | WonDubai R16 | WonBeijing R16 |
| 🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 28 | ||
| 🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 28 | LostDoha R16 | WonDubai R32 |
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | ||
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | LostMelbourne SF | LostRiyadh RR |
| Total | ||
| Total | 1–2 | 2–1 |