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 | 70% | 23/33 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 7/24 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 17/57 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 64% | 14/22 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 74% | 17/23 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 26/32 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 23/32 | — | |
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
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
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 | 6–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | - |
| ROI % | -25.4% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.80u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km | — |
| Route | USA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Michael Bassem Sobhy
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Kaylan Bigun
Columbus Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Evan Zhu
San Diego 2 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Li Tu
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Francesco Maestrelli
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Carl Emil Overbeck
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 7
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Tiago Cacao
Porto Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
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 · 1–57 matches
| Metric | Ayeni | Poonacha |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 0% |
| Sets won | 56% | 0% |
| Games won | 51% | 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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