12th-seeded Emma Navarro will continue her 2026 Qatar Open campaign with a second-round encounter against Anna Kalinskaya. Navarro began her tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Tatjana Maria, while Kalinskaya won her first-round match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-2, 6-1.
Emma Navarro vs Anna Kalinskaya Match Details
Date: Feb. 10, 2026
Tournament: Qatar Open 2026
Round: Second Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
Surface: Outdoor hard
Category: WTA 1000
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, TSN, RDS, Sky Sports
Navarro vs Kalinskaya Head-to-Head
The head-to-head is 1-0 in favor of Kalinskaya, with the Russian winning her only match against Navarro 6-4, 7-6 (3) in qualifying in San Diego back in 2022.
Navarro had her best result this season in Adelaide, where she reached the quarterfinals, after winning her matches against Yulia Putintseva and Emerson Jones, before losing to Diana Shnaider. However, the former Top-10 player has had three first-round exits this season, losing to the likes of Francesca Jones (Auckland), Magda Linette ( Australian Open), and Hailey Baptiste (Abu Dhabi Open).
Kalinskaya began her season with second-round exits in Brisbane and Adelaide, where she lost to the likes of Jessica Pegula and Victoria Mboko after tough three-set battles. She reached the third round at the Australian Open, where she played a competitive match against Iga Świątek, before losing 1-6, 6-1, 1-6.
Navarro vs Kalinskaya Prediction
Navarro has won 73.9% of her service games and 30.9% of her return games this season. The American player has saved 52.6% of break points on her serve, while converting 46.7% of break-point opportunities on return. Kalinskaya, on the other hand, has won 65.3% of the service games and 45.2% of the return games, while saving 58.1% of the service points on her serve. However, the Russian has a 57.9% break-point conversion rate in her return games.
As far as hard-court records are concerned, Navarro has won two titles on the surface and has also reached the semifinal of a hard-court Major at the 2024 US Open. Kalinskaya has not won a hard-court title but has had two runner-up finishes on the surface, including a WTA 1000 final in Dubai in 2024. Both players have modest records in Doha, with Navarro’s best result being a third-round appearance in 2024, and Kalinskaya’s first-round win in her last match was her first victory at the Qatar Open.
Navarro has struggled against hard-hitting players this season, losing to Linette and Shnaider. Given that Kalinskaya has been in good form and was competitive against Świątek, the Russian player will have a slight advantage in the upcoming match.
Pick- Kalinskaya to win in three sets
