Alafia Ayeni vs Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alafia Ayeni and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha have met 1 time since 2024; Alafia Ayeni leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ayeni has taken 2 sets to Poonacha's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alafia Ayeni won at Mexico City (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ayeni | Kaliyanda Poonacha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alafia Ayeni | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 18/27 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 16/45 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 12/19 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 13/20 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 72% | 13/18 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 21/27 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 18/27 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ayeni 1, Kaliyanda Poonacha 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ayeni
💥 Big Hitter
Poonacha
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Alafia Ayeni.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 1, 2024
Mexico City
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | - |
| ROI % | -74.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.96u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Benjamin Pietri
M25+H Tauste · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Mikel Martinez
M25+H Tauste · 1st Round
Aug 4
Matthew Forbes
Lincoln challenger
Jul 12
Facundo Mena
Bogota Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ivan Ivanov
Kosice Open 2026 · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Franco Agamenone
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
May 21
Mert Naci Turker
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
May 19
Alastair Gray
KARNATAKA OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 10
Petr Bar Biryukov
Bengaluru · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 23
Kuan-Yi Lee
Taipei 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 20
Mark Lajal
Orleans · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Adria Soriano Barrera
Cassis · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Naoki Nakagawa
Lincoln · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 4
Matias Soto
Cuernavaca (Morelos) · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 7
Alafia Ayeni
Mexico City · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–45 matches
| Metric | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 0% |
| Sets won | 58% | 0% |
| Games won | 52% | 29% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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