Anastasia Potapova vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anastasia Potapova
#26 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–2
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w4Anastasia Potapova and Sloane Stephens have met 2 times since 2023; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2023 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Potapova has taken 2 sets to Stephens's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Potapova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Potapova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 17/30 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 6/18 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 19/48 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 12/18 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 17/23 | 72% | 13/18 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Potapova 1, Stephens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Potapova
👑 The Complete Package
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 68% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,247 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anastasia Potapova.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 17, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 18, 2023
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Potapova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Potapova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 3 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.55 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | +19.6% | +21.4% |
| Units P/L | +1.76u | +3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ROU | 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
Potapova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Stephens's 33%).
| Opponent | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Sinja Kraus | L | W 75 63 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 75 46 36 | L 46 26 |
| Marta Kostyuk | L 26 61 16 | L 16 57 |
| Karolina Pliskova | W 61 67 63 | L 67 26 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 16 64 63 | L 06 16 |
| Lucia Bronzetti | W 57 64 75 | W 61 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sinja Kraus
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Amanda Anisimova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Leolia Jeanjean
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Darja Semenistaja
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Sloane Stephens
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Elina Svitolina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Elena Gabriela Ruse
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Janice Tjen
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Carole Monnet
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Marta Kostyuk
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Clara Tauson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–48 matches
| Metric | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 46% |
| Sets won | 57% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Potapova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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