Match analytics

Iva Jovic vs Magda Linette · Match odds & ELO prediction

WTA Hobart • Hard • Jan 15, 2026 • 10:20 AM

Hard

Final score

2 - 1

Winner Iva Jovic

Key insights

Player performance profile

Iva Jovic

HARDSmall sample

75% · 31 on hard

Games won (last 10)

65%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~4,861 points across 33 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
0.450% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
0.573% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Strong
+6.286% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Solid
57%65% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Magda Linette

HARDSmall sample

67% · 21 on hard

Games won (last 10)

50%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~7,091 points across 48 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
0.248% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Vulnerable
-2.914% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Shaky
-1.433% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Shaky
41%30% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Iva Jovic and Magda Linette are set to meet at the WTA Hobart on January 15, 2026 in a hard-court singles match. Jovic enters with a 3–1 record on hard courts in 2026, while Linette has posted a 2–1 mark on hard courts this season. Elo ratings point to a clear statistical advantage for Linette entering this matchup. In their head-to-head history, Jovic leads 2–0 over Linette, including a win in their most recent meeting.

Both players enter with respectable recent form, as Jovic and Linette have each won three or more of their last five singles matches.