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China Open
China Open • Round of 32 • Hard • PLAYED Oct 4, 2026
Nikola Bartunkova vs Aryna Sabalenka: Result & Final Score
14% Bartunkova people predicted · before the match 86% Sabalenka
Settled at 100%
FINAL · Bartunkova 6-4 6-3
Final Oct 4, 2026 final score
Nikola Bartunkova (winner) (serving) 66
Aryna Sabalenka (serving) 43 Match Summary
How the match was won, set by set – the better number on each line is marked.
Nikola Bartunkova beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3: 4 aces, 3 of 8 break points, 55% of all points. Priced at 14% before the match.
Nikola Bartunkova | Statistic | Aryna Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aces | 4 |
| 2 | Double Faults | 2 |
| 48% | 1st serve percentage | 64% |
| 24/29 83% | 1st serve points won | 26/49 53% |
| 18/32 56% | 2nd serve points won | 17/27 63% |
| 3/8 38% | Break Points Converted | 0/5 0% |
| 5/5 100% | Break Points Saved | 5/8 63% |
| 42/61 69% | Service Points Won | 43/76 57% |
| 23/49 47% | 1st return points won | 5/29 17% |
| 10/27 37% | 2nd return points won | 14/32 44% |
| 33/76 43% | Return Points Won | 19/61 31% |
| 75/137 55% | Total Points Won | 62/137 45% |
| 9/9 100% | Service games won | 7/10 70% |
| 3/10 30% | Return games won | 0/9 0% |
| 12/19 63% | Total games won | 7/19 37% |
Nikola Bartunkova | Statistic | Aryna Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aces | 2 |
| 1 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 56% | 1st serve percentage | 53% |
| 17/20 85% | 1st serve points won | 9/17 53% |
| 8/16 50% | 2nd serve points won | 11/15 73% |
| 1/4 25% | Break Points Converted | 0/5 0% |
| 5/5 100% | Break Points Saved | 3/4 75% |
| 25/36 69% | Service Points Won | 20/32 63% |
| 8/17 47% | 1st return points won | 3/20 15% |
| 4/15 27% | 2nd return points won | 8/16 50% |
| 12/32 38% | Return Points Won | 11/36 31% |
| 37/68 54% | Total Points Won | 31/68 46% |
| 5/5 100% | Service games won | 4/5 80% |
| 1/5 20% | Return games won | 0/5 0% |
| 6/10 60% | Total games won | 4/10 40% |
Nikola Bartunkova | Statistic | Aryna Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aces | 2 |
| 1 | Double Faults | 1 |
| 36% | 1st serve percentage | 73% |
| 7/9 78% | 1st serve points won | 17/32 53% |
| 10/16 63% | 2nd serve points won | 6/12 50% |
| 2/4 50% | Break Points Converted | 0/0 0% |
| 0/0 0% | Break Points Saved | 2/4 50% |
| 17/25 68% | Service Points Won | 23/44 52% |
| 15/32 47% | 1st return points won | 2/9 22% |
| 6/12 50% | 2nd return points won | 6/16 38% |
| 21/44 48% | Return Points Won | 8/25 32% |
| 38/69 55% | Total Points Won | 31/69 45% |
| 4/4 100% | Service games won | 3/5 60% |
| 2/5 40% | Return games won | 0/4 0% |
| 6/9 67% | Total games won | 3/9 33% |
Players
Ranking, season record, form and the basics side by side.
Nikola Bartunkova leads the head-to-head 1–0 · completed tour-level meetings, this match included
Nikola Bartunkova | Fact | Aryna Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| No. 34 | Current ranking | No. 2 |
| 1,352 | Ranking points | 7,810 |
| 36–20 | 2026 record | 46–9 |
| LWWLW | Last 5 matches | WWWLW |
| 20 | Age | 28 |
| Not on record | Height | 182 cm |
| | Country | Belarus |
| Not on record | Turned pro | 2015 |
Past Match-ups
Their most recent completed meetings, latest first.
No previous meetings between these players on record.
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