Annika Penickova vs Jia Jing LuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Annika Penickova
#549 · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Jia Jing Lu
#371 · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
Annika Penickova and Jia Jing Lu have met 1 time since 2026; Annika Penickova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Penickova has taken 2 sets to Lu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Annika Penickova won at W35 Southaven (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Penickova | Jing Lu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Annika Penickova | Jia Jing Lu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 73% | 24/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 14/34 | 31% | 18/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 9/19 | 32% | 6/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 9/12 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 20/25 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 14/25 | 73% | 24/33 |
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 (Penickova 1, Jing Lu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Penickova
👑 The Complete Package
Lu
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 4,271 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 7, 2026
W35 Southaven
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Penickova | Lu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Annika Penickova | Jia Jing Lu | ||
| 1 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 82% | 23/28 |
| 3 or more | 19% | 3/16 | 50% | 14/28 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 14% | 4/28 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 12–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.04 | 1.76 |
| ROI % | +31.0% | +8.2% |
| Units P/L | +4.34u | +1.47u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 5 | 12 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUR → BEL | ESP → AUT → CHN → ROU |
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
Penickova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Lu's 50%).
| Opponent | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Alyson Shannon | W 62 63 | L 67 36 |
| Piper Charney | W 63 64 | W 75 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesca Pace
W35 Las Vegas · Semifinals
Oct 10
Janae Preston
W35 Las Vegas · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Victoria Rodriguez
W35 Las Vegas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Jordyn Hazelitt
W35 Las Vegas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Akasha Urhobo
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 29
Martyna Kubka
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Dana Guzman
W35 Southaven · Final
Aug 9
Anne Christine Lutkemeyer Obregon
W35 Southaven · Semifinals
Aug 8
Tamara Korpatsch
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Oct 6
Wushuang Zheng
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Zongyu Li
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Alexandra Shubladze
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Hayu Kinoshita
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round
Sep 28
Tiana Tian Deng
W50 Nanao · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Cheuk Ying Shek
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 23
Hiromi Abe
W35 Kyoto · Final
Sep 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–59 matches
| Metric | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 58% |
| Sets won | 61% | 56% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Penickova | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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