Annika Penickova vs Yael SaffarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Annika Penickova
#549 · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Yael Saffar
Unranked · 17 yrs
11wAnnika Penickova and Yael Saffar have met 1 time since 2026; Annika Penickova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Penickova has taken 2 sets to Saffar's 0. Their most recent meeting: Annika Penickova won at W15 Orlando (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Penickova | Saffar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Annika Penickova | Yael Saffar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 14% | 1/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 14/34 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 9/19 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 9/12 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 20/25 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 14/25 | 50% | 1/2 |
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, Saffar 0).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 23, 2026
W15 Orlando
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–5 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.04 | 3.81 |
| ROI % | +31.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.34u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUR → BEL | — |
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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Penickova and Saffar posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| Akasha Urhobo | L 26 36 | L 06 36 |
| Alyson Shannon | W 62 63 | W 76 57 108 |
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
Gabriella Price
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 28
Martha Matoula
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
May 26
Marie Mettraux
W15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
May 20
Anastasia Lizunova
W15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
May 12
Annika Penickova
W15 Orlando · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Carla Markus
W15 Orlando · 1st Round
Apr 22
Unknown Player
W15 Orlando · 3rd Round Qualifying
Apr 21
Sofia Da Cruz Mendonca
W15 Orlando · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 10–34 matches
| Metric | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 30% |
| Sets won | 61% | 30% |
| Games won | 54% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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