Angelique Kerber vs Karolina PliskovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇩🇪Angelique Kerber
Unranked · 38 yrs · Left-Handed
109w9 meetings · sets 10–11
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
#56 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
Angelique Kerber and Karolina Pliskova have met 9 times since 2015; Angelique Kerber leads 5–4. Their first meeting came at Sydney in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kerber leads 4–2. On grass courts they are level 1–1. Pliskova has won the last 2 meetings. 5 of their meetings have been finals, with Kerber leading those 3–2. Across all meetings Kerber has taken 10 sets to Pliskova's 11. Their most recent meeting: Karolina Pliskova won at Eastbourne (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kerber | Pliskova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Angelique Kerber | Karolina Pliskova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 63% | 12/19 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 33% | 4/12 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 35% | 11/31 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 35% | 6/17 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 78% | 7/9 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 88% | 14/16 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 75% | 12/16 | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 6 of 9 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kerber 2, Pliskova 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kerber
🎯 Baseliner
Pliskova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 244 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Karolina Pliskova.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Jun 30, 2019
Eastbourne
G Grass · Final
Apr 21, 2018
Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE
C Clay · Round Robin
Feb 23, 2018
Dubai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 22, 2017
Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 4, 2016
US Open
H Hard · Final
Aug 21, 2016
Cincinnati
H Hard · Final
Aug 9, 2015
Stanford
H Hard · Final
Jun 21, 2015
Birmingham
G Grass · Final
Jan 17, 2015
Sydney
H Hard · Semifinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kerber | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.13 |
| ROI % | - | -13.6% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.50u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kerber | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | — | CAN → POL |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Qinwen Zheng
Olympics - Paris · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Leylah Fernandez
Olympics - Paris · 3rd Round
Jul 30
Jaqueline Cristian
Olympics - Paris · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Naomi Osaka
Olympics - Paris · 1st Round
Jul 27
Yulia Putintseva
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jul 2
Diana Shnaider
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 1st Round
Jun 24
Linda Noskova
Berlin Ladies Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 18
Arantxa Rus
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 28
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Oleksandra Oliynykova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Tereza Valentova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Marie Bouzkova
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Semifinals
Jun 20
Talia Gibson
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Caty Mcnally
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Kerber | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 61% |
| Sets won | - | 58% |
| Games won | - | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kerber | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 3 | 2 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 4 | 2 |
| BJK Cup | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kerber | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 1 |
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