Petra Marcinko def. Elina Avanesyan 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(5) — Iași Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Petra Marcinko defeated Elina Avanesyan 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(5) in the R16 of the Iași Open 2026.

Serve settled nothing, so the tiebreaks settled everything. Both women held just 4 of 12 service games, and Petra Marcinko won a bare 19 percent of points behind her second serve to Elina Avanesyan's 41 — yet still edged the total-points count 90-88. Avanesyan, the WTA No. 211, converted 8 of 12 break points and kept hauling the second set back, breaking for 6-6 in game 12 after Marcinko had broken for 6-5 in game 11, but never banked a set for it. The 20-year-old No. 2 seed needed five match points, with Avanesyan saving four, before closing 2 hours and 6 minutes in to reach the Iași Open quarterfinals.

Match stats

Elina Avanesyan: 0 aces, 67% first serves, 7 double faults, 8/12 break points. Petra Marcinko: 0 aces, 58% first serves, 10 double faults, 8/16 break points.

Profiles: Elina Avanesyan · Petra Marcinko — Iași Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Elina Avanesyan and Petra Marcinko.