Anhelina Kalinina vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Anhelina Kalinina
#48 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
44 meetings · sets 5–5
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w4Anhelina Kalinina and Sloane Stephens have met 4 times since 2018; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at US Open in 2018 on hard. On clay courts Kalinina leads 2–0. On hard courts Stephens leads 2–0. Across all meetings Kalinina has taken 5 sets to Stephens's 5. Their most recent meeting: Anhelina Kalinina won at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kalinina | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anhelina Kalinina | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 31/44 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 19/65 | 26% | 10/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 49% | 24/49 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 6/11 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 89% | 8/9 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 40/45 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 31/45 | 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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kalinina 1, Stephens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kalinina
🪃 Counterpuncher
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,088 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anhelina Kalinina.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Apr 21, 2026
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 8, 2023
Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 29, 2022
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 29, 2018
US Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kalinina | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anhelina Kalinina | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–6 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | -59.9% | +21.4% |
| Units P/L | -4.79u | +3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 2 | 2 |
| Distance | 654 mi · 1,053 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ROU → CZE | 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
Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Kalinina's 57%).
| Opponent | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Tjen | L 62 57 46 | W 76 76 |
| Darja Vidmanova | W 46 64 62 | L 26 46 |
| Solana Sierra | L 26 36 | W 63 64 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 63 76 | W 64 57 62 |
| Diane Parry | L 46 57 | W 62 64 |
| Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano | W 63 75 | L 46 16 |
| Lucia Bronzetti | W 75 06 62 | W 61 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sonay Kartal
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 12
Janice Tjen
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Himeno Sakatsume
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Emma Navarro
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Darja Vidmanova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Anna Bondar
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Tamara Korpatsch
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Maria Lourdes Carle
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 2nd Round
Jul 22
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 · 38–65 matches
| Metric | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 47% |
| Sets won | 63% | 48% |
| Games won | 55% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kalinina | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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