ITF W75 Bellinzona: Solana Sierra vs Silvia Ambrosio final analysis
Sierra maintains 100% record on clay in 2025
Solana Sierra (WTA #152, seed 4) defeated qualifier Silvia Ambrosio (WTA #433) 6-4, 6-0 in the Bellinzona Ladies Open final to improve to 15-0 on clay this season.
The 20-year old Argentine has taken the crown in each clay event she entered so far in 2025, first winning on Har-Tru at ITF W75 Vero Beach in January and now claiming back-to-back titles at WTA 125 Antalya III and ITF W75 Bellinzona.
Since Wimbledon, Sierra has racked up a formidable 43-3 match record on clay, clinching 8 titles in 11 tournaments played. An outstanding run that started out at ITF W35 level but continued while Sierra progressed through increasingly higher level events.
Sierra’s win-loss records on clay since Wimbledon
ITF W35s: 17-1 for 3 titles in 4 tournaments
ITF W50s: 9-0 for 2 titles in 2 tournaments
ITF W75s: 11-1 for 2 titles in 3 tournaments
WTA 125s: 6-1 for 1 title in 2 tournaments
The question now is whether Sierra can come through qualifying and make an impact at this year’s edition of Roland Garros or in any of its build-up tournaments. Let’s keep a close eye on that one!
Match analysis
The ITF W75 Bellinzona final began with both players slightly off on serve and struggling from the forehand side.
Sierra was the first to win a serve game to go up 3-1, but that lead was shortlived as Ambrosio levelled at 3-3. After players traded love holds, the first set came down to a pair of crucial 30/30 points.
At 4-4 30/30, Ambrosio slid into Sierra’s crosscourt forehand but couldn’t send her own forehand over the net.
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This created a break point chance that Sierra converted when Ambrosio missed one more forehand.
At 5-4 30/30, another massive point was once again ended by an Ambrosio forehand error.
And Sierra claimed the set in the next point as Ambrosio netted a backhand return.
Even though Sierra finished the inaugural frame with as many as 16 forehand errors, most of those were accumulated early on: she improved from 15 forehand errors in the first 7 games to a single forehand miss in the last 3 games.
It was that huge bump in forehand consistency, contrasting with Ambrosio’s persistent struggles from that wing, that won the opener for Sierra.
The bad news for Ambrosio was that once Sierra’s forehand started clicking, it never dropped off. So the 4th-seed raced through the second set in large part by producing 5 forehand winners to go along with 3 forehands that induced forced errors while making just 1 forehand mistake. Quite a turnaround from that error-filled start!
Sierra’s forehand performance
Set 1: 4 winners / 16 errors = -12
Set 2: 5 winners / 1 error = +4
Ambrosio’s forehand performance
Set 1: 1 winner / 14 errors = -13
Set 2: 1 winner / 9 errors = -8
After coming through qualies and playing 4 consecutive 3-set matches in the middle of the week, winning the first set was paramount for Ambrosio. Her resistance ended at the start of the second set when she went a break down following a long, 5-Deuce first game.
Fittingly, Sierra won that game with a forehand winner from the middle.
The Argentine got the double break with a forceful crosscourt forehand…
… and grabbed a 5-0 lead with one more forehand winner, this one down the line.
Soon after, Sierra had sealed the title with her 3rd straight love hold.
She didn’t lose a point on serve during the second set while Ambrosio failed to win any of her 10 2nd serve points.
For the match, Sierra was virtually invincible once a long rally developed. She won 10 of 11 points that reached a 9th shot.
Other notable match stats
Baseline duels: Sierra +12 (34-22)
Ambrosio: 1-for-6 after attempting a drop shot
Forehand winners: Sierra 9 / Ambrosio 2
Forehand forced errors: Sierra 4 / Ambrosio 11
Backhand unforced errors: Sierra 7 / Ambrosio 14
Solana Sierra (WTA #152, seed 4) vs Silvia Ambrosio (WTA #433, qualifier)
2025 Bellinzona final - Match Data
Set by Set Stats
Strategy Stats
Strokes Breakdown
Winners and Errors (returns and rally shots)
Direction of winning shots and unforced errors (only groundstrokes)
Serve and Return
1st Serves
2nd Serves
Return & rallying performance
Rally Length
Points won breakdown
This final section gives a last, broader look at the match by presenting how each player won points. Points are listed according to their frequency (highest to lowest) and are named in relation to the last touch on the ball. For simplicity, groundstrokes hit from the 5th shot onwards are grouped together.
Breakdown by side (FHs or BHs)
Breakdown by error type (UFEs or FEs)
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While we follow the same criteria used on all major tennis events, our stats are collected through our own video analysis and are not official WTA or ITF stats.
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