Alena Kovackova vs Sarah Van EmstPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Alena Kovackova
#340 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇳🇱Sarah Van Emst
#527 · 21 yrs · Right-Handed
Alena Kovackova and Sarah Van Emst have met 1 time since 2026; Alena Kovackova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kovackova has taken 2 sets to Emst's 1. Their most recent meeting: Alena Kovackova won at W50 Burgas (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovackova | Van Emst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alena Kovackova | Sarah Van Emst | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 36/43 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 8/16 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 15/59 | 43% | 21/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 25/36 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 79% | 11/14 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 9/12 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 39/43 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 36/43 | 65% | 15/23 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovackova 0, Van Emst 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovackova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Emst
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Alena Kovackova and Sarah Van Emst are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 8, 2026
W50 Burgas
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovackova | Emst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alena Kovackova | Sarah Van Emst | ||
| 1 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 64% | 9/14 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 2/18 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–6 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.55 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | -11.9% | -14.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.14u | -2.12u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 8 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BIH → AUT | ITA → ESP → AUT → SUI |
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
Kovackova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Emst's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Tilwith Di Girolami | W 46 75 61 | L 46 36 |
| Eva Marie Voracek | W | L 67 57 |
| Josy Daems | W 64 60 | L 26 57 |
| Anna Kmiecik | W 62 62 | L 36 61 16 |
| Anna Kmiecik | W 62 62 | L 36 61 16 |
| Francesca Curmi | W 63 64 | L 64 57 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anastasiia Sobolieva
W50 Burgas · Semifinals
Oct 10
Sonja Zhenikhova
W50 Burgas · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Sarah Van Emst
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Polona Hercog
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Alisa Oktiabreva
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · Final
Sep 27
Vittoria Paganetti
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · Semifinals
Sep 26
Martina Colmegna
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Ilary Pistola
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Raluka Serban
Lisboa Belem Open - Lisbon · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Sapfo Sakellaridi
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Maia Ilinca Burcescu
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Milana Konovalova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W50 Plovdiv · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Petra Konjikusic
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Pazardzhik · 1st Round
Sep 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–59 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 51% |
| Sets won | 71% | 51% |
| Games won | 58% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovackova | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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