Alena Kovackova vs Alicia Herrero LinanaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Alena Kovackova
#393 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇪🇸Alicia Herrero Linana
#305 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Alena Kovackova and Alicia Herrero Linana have met 1 time since 2026; Alena Kovackova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kovackova has taken 2 sets to Linana's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alena Kovackova won at W50 Prague (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovackova | Herrero Linana | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alena Kovackova | Alicia Herrero Linana | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 27/32 | 71% | 22/31 |
| Wins a set when losing | 53% | 8/15 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 13/47 | 39% | 22/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 18/27 | 48% | 11/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 85% | 11/13 | 71% | 22/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 7/11 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 31/35 | 79% | 27/34 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 27/35 | 65% | 22/34 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovackova 1, Herrero Linana 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovackova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Linana
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Alena Kovackova and Alicia Herrero Linana are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 14,668 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 20, 2026
W50 Prague
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovackova | Linana | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alena Kovackova | Alicia Herrero Linana | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 9/18 | 10% | 2/20 |
| 3 or more | 17% | 3/18 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/20 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–7 | 16–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.49 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -2.2% | +28.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.49u | +7.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → ESP | POR → FRA → 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Linana has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Kovackova's 40%).
| Opponent | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales | L 67 62 36 | W 64 63 |
| Irene Burillo | L 16 46 | L 67 46 |
| Angela Fita Boluda | W 76 36 76 | W 76 64 |
| Eva Vedder | L 67 57 | W 75 64 |
| Martina Capurro Taborda | W 62 63 | W 64 57 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Eva Bennemann
W50 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 26
Jana Kovackova
W50 Prague · Semifinals
Aug 21
Alicia Herrero Linana
W50 Prague · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Beatrise Zeltina
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Irene Burillo
W75 Leipzig · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Sohyun Park
W75 Leipzig · 1st Round
Aug 4
Eva Vedder
W75 The Hague · Semifinals
Jul 11
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur
W75 The Hague · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Loes Ebeling Koning
W50 Oldenzaal · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Margaux Maquet
W50 Oldenzaal · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Madison Sieg
W50 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 26
Alena Kovackova
W50 Prague · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Anastasia Zolotareva
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Isabella Shinikova
W50 Prague · 1st Round
Aug 17
Rasheeda Mcadoo
W50 Hamburg · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Samira De Stefano
W50 Hamburg · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–57 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 54% |
| Sets won | 67% | 55% |
| Games won | 56% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovackova | Linana |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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