Anastasia Kulikova vs Ayana AkliPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇫🇮Anastasia Kulikova
#314 · 26 yrs · Left-Handed
331 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Ayana Akli
#282 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Kulikova and Ayana Akli have met 1 time since 2026; Anastasia Kulikova leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Kulikova leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Kulikova has taken 2 sets to Akli's 0. Their most recent meeting: Anastasia Kulikova won at W75 Lexington (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kulikova | Akli | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Kulikova | Ayana Akli | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 23/29 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 6/22 | 48% | 12/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 12/51 | 38% | 17/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 68% | 15/22 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 12/20 | 58% | 15/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 2/6 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 26/29 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 23/29 | 68% | 15/22 |
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 (Kulikova 1, Akli 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kulikova
💥 Big Hitter
Akli
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,247 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 2, 2026
W75 Lexington
H Hard · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kulikova | Akli | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Kulikova | Ayana Akli | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 47% | 7/15 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 7/14 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 4/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–5 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.82 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +11.9% | +3.9% |
| Units P/L | +1.55u | +0.59u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SGP → ROU → BEL | GEO → EGY → ECU |
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
Kulikova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Akli's 50%).
| Opponent | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| Xinxin Yao | W 64 46 62 | L 36 63 36 |
| Alexandra Panagiotidou | W 61 61 | W 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anastasia Abbagnato
W35 Las Vegas · 1st Round
Oct 7
Anna Lena Friedsam
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Anna Lena Friedsam
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Jiaqi Wang
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Haruka Kaji
W50 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 8
Joanna Garland
W75 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Xinxin Yao
W75 Tianjin · 1st Round
Sep 1
Ayana Akli
W75 Lexington · Final
Aug 2
Polona Hercog
W75 Quinta do Lago · 1st Round
Sep 30
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Anouk Koevermans
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · 1st Round
Sep 21
Noma Noha Akugue
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Mia Ristic
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Anastasia Zakharova
W100 Landisville · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Carolyn Ansari
W100 Landisville · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Priscilla Hon
W100 Landisville · 1st Round
Aug 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–52 matches
| Metric | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 44% |
| Sets won | 57% | 49% |
| Games won | 53% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kulikova | Akli |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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