Alena Kovackova vs Valeriya StrakhovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Alena Kovackova
#393 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇺🇦Valeriya Strakhova
#542 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
Alena Kovackova and Valeriya Strakhova have met 1 time since 2026; Alena Kovackova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kovackova has taken 2 sets to Strakhova's 1. Their most recent meeting: Alena Kovackova won at W35 Amstelveen (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovackova | Strakhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alena Kovackova | Valeriya Strakhova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 27/32 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 53% | 8/15 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 13/47 | 28% | 11/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 18/27 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 85% | 11/13 | 45% | 10/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 7/11 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 31/35 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 27/35 | 78% | 14/18 |
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, Strakhova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovackova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Strakhova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Alena Kovackova and Valeriya Strakhova 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
Jun 29, 2026
W35 Amstelveen
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovackova | Strakhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alena Kovackova | Valeriya Strakhova | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 9/18 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 3 or more | 17% | 3/18 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–6 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.50 | 2.88 |
| ROI % | +2.4% | -45.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.51u | -2.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → ESP | FRA → SUI |
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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Kovackova and Strakhova posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| Irene Burillo | L 16 46 | L 26 76 36 |
| Elena Ruxandra Bertea | L 46 46 | L 57 62 36 |
| Tyra Caterina Grant | L 46 26 | L 06 16 |
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
Unknown Player
W35 Verbier · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Luisa Hrda
W35 Verbier · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Lara Schmidt
W35 Verbier · 1st Round
Aug 26
Lucie Havlickova
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Tereza Krejcova
W50 Prague · 1st Round
Aug 18
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 6
Alena Kovackova
W35 Amstelveen · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Korokozidi
W50 Haskovo · 1st Round
Jun 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–47 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 44% |
| Sets won | 67% | 47% |
| Games won | 56% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovackova | Strakhova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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