Katarzyna Kawa def. Simona Waltert 6-1, 6-4 — Iași Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Katarzyna Kawa defeated Simona Waltert 6-1, 6-4 in the R32 of the Iași Open 2026.

Priced at 67% by the betting market — though The Drop Shot's model called it a coin flip — Simona Waltert held serve exactly once in seven service games at the Iași Open. Katarzyna Kawa, the WTA No. 119, broke three times in the opener — games 4, 6 and 7 — then outlasted a messier second set in which Waltert carved out eight break points but converted only three; Kawa went a perfect 3-for-3, including the break in game 9. The full-match ledger was blunt: 6 of 8 break chances converted against 4 of 9, a return-game margin the 29-spot ranking gap never suggested.

Match stats

Katarzyna Kawa: 2 aces, 63% first serves, 4 double faults, 7/9 break points. Simona Waltert: 1 ace, 58% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/9 break points.

Profiles: Katarzyna Kawa · Simona Waltert — Iași Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Katarzyna Kawa and Simona Waltert.