Annika Penickova vs Yael SaffarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Annika Penickova
#569 · 16 yrs · Left-Handed
3wTitle41 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Yael Saffar
Unranked · 17 yrs
5wAnnika 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 | 56% | 10/18 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 4/9 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 44% | 12/27 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 6/15 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 78% | 7/9 | 29% | 2/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 2/5 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 16/19 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 53% | 10/19 | 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. Small sample — read with care. 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 | 6–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.15 | 3.81 |
| ROI % | +68.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +5.46u | -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 | 6 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POR → USA | — |
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
Dana Guzman
W35 Southaven · Final
Aug 9
Anne Christine Lutkemeyer Obregon
W35 Southaven · Semifinals
Aug 8
Jia Jing Lu
W35 Southaven · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Mayu Crossley
W35 Southaven · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Piper Charney
W35 Florence · Final
Aug 2
Angelina Voloshchuk
W35 Florence · Semifinals
Aug 1
Ekaterina Khayrutdinova
W35 Florence · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Carmen Andreea Herea
W35 Florence · 2nd Round
Jul 30
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
Akasha Urhobo
W35 Boca Raton · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Natalie Oliver
W35 Boca Raton · 1st Round
Apr 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 8–27 matches
| Metric | Penickova | Saffar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 25% |
| Sets won | 61% | 28% |
| Games won | 54% | 40% |
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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