Albina Kakenova vs Irem KurtPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Albina Kakenova and Irem Kurt have met 2 times since 2026; Irem Kurt leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Kayseri in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Kurt leads 2–0. Kurt has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kakenova has taken 0 sets to Kurt's 4. Their most recent meeting: Irem Kurt won at W15 Astana (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kakenova | Kurt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Albina Kakenova | Irem Kurt | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 93% | 13/14 | 84% | 26/31 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 2/12 | 33% | 9/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 12% | 3/26 | 24% | 14/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 71% | 5/7 | 63% | 19/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 40% | 4/10 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 1/4 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 14/15 | 88% | 30/34 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 87% | 13/15 | 76% | 26/34 |
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. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kakenova 0, Kurt 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kakenova
🧱 The Wall
Kurt
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Irem Kurt.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 12, 2026
W15 Astana
H Hard · 1st Round
May 28, 2026
W15 Kayseri
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kakenova | Kurt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Albina Kakenova | Irem Kurt | ||
| 1 or more | 38% | 3/8 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 8% | 1/13 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.10 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -44.6% | -14.8% |
| Units P/L | -4.01u | -1.92u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 8 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POL → POR → COL | TUN → UKR |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Kakenova and Kurt posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Ziyan Zhang | W 76 76 | L 57 46 |
| Daria Kuznetsova | L 46 57 | W 60 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Xiao Tang
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Kanna Soeda
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Ziyan Zhang
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Ha Yoon Son
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Alina Yuneva
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Jiumeng Liu
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Jiayue Pan
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Unknown Player
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 23
Ekaterina Dotsenko
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 30
Kseniia Ruchkina
W15 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Ophelie Boullay
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Mariia Masiianskaia
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 23
Lavinia Luciano
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Marija Semenistaja
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 16
Asylzhan Arystanbekova
W15 Astana · Semifinals
Aug 15
Arina Arifullina
W15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–58 matches
| Metric | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 53% |
| Sets won | 55% | 55% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kakenova | Kurt |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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