H2H
Head to Head · WTA Tour
By surface
Clay
0–0
0 matches
Hard
2–1
Kartal leads · 3 matches
Grass
0–0
0 matches
Indoor
0–0
0 matches
Stats comparison
KartalStatStarodubtseva
72%Win rate53%
66%Clay W%51%
78%Hard W%55%
2.9Aces/match1.8
66%1st serve %66%
—BP converted—
40%Return pts won40%
#55ATP ranking#89
Current form
4W 1L last 5 · streak W3
| 10 Mar | M. Keys | 6-2 2-6 3-6 | W |
| 07 Mar | E. Navarro | 6-1 3-6 7-6 | W |
| 05 Mar | L. Tararudee | 4-6 4-6 | W |
| 14 Feb | A. Sasnovich | 4-6 3-6 | L |
| 13 Feb | S. Hunter | 6-4 6-1 | W |
4W 1L last 5 · streak W4
| 04 Apr | M. Kessler | 4-6 4-6 | W |
| 02 Apr | E. Gorgodze | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | W |
| 02 Apr | R. Zarazua | 1-6 0-6 | W |
| 31 Mar | S. Zhang | 3-6 0-6 | W |
| 21 Mar | A. Anisimova | 6-4 6-2 | L |
Match history
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTA Abu Dhabi | Hard | Semi-finals | Kartal | 6-4 6-0 | |
| Monastir | Hard | Quarter-finals | Kartal | 6-7 2-6 | |
| WTA US Open | Hard | Final | Starodubtseva | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
Analysis
Kartal vs Starodubtseva Head to Head
Sonay Kartal and Yuliia Starodubtseva have met 3 times on the professional tour. Sonay Kartal leads the head-to-head 2–1 overall.
On hard, Kartal leads 2–1 from 3 matches.
The last time they met was at WTA Abu Dhabi 2026 — Kartal came out on top.
With Sonay Kartal ranked WTA #55 and Yuliia Starodubtseva at #89, this remains one of the top rivalries on the WTA Tour.