Arantxa Rus vs Malaika RapoluPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Arantxa Rus and Malaika Rapolu have met 1 time since 2026; Arantxa Rus leads 1–0. Across all meetings Rus has taken 2 sets to Rapolu's 1. Their most recent meeting: Arantxa Rus won at W50 Lexington (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rus | Rapolu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Arantxa Rus | Malaika Rapolu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 17/28 | 87% | 40/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 12/30 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 23/58 | 25% | 18/72 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 72% | 33/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 12/21 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 14% | 2/14 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 72% | 21/29 | 89% | 42/47 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 17/29 | 85% | 40/47 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rus 0, Rapolu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rus
🏹 Frontrunner
Rapolu
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 978 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 8, 2026
W50 Lexington
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rus | Rapolu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Arantxa Rus | Malaika Rapolu | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 15/18 | 67% | 16/24 |
| 3 or more | 22% | 4/18 | 21% | 5/24 |
| 5 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 4% | 1/24 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/24 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–8 | 16–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | 1.68 |
| ROI % | +15.1% | -1.1% |
| Units P/L | +2.73u | -0.26u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SRB → UKR | GEO → TUR → 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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Rus and Rapolu posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Akasha Urhobo | L 06 75 57 | W 61 63 |
| Kristina Liutova | L 46 36 | L 16 16 |
| Madison Brengle | W 64 62 | L 36 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Unknown Player
W50 Lexington · Semifinals
Oct 10
Whitney Osuigwe
W50 Lexington · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Malaika Rapolu
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Ena Koike
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 6
Mia Ristic
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 21
Samira De Stefano
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Leolia Jeanjean
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Susan Bandecchi
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Arantxa Rus
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Dalayna Hewitt
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 6
Tatjana Maria
W100 Templeton · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Akasha Urhobo
W100 Templeton · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Carmen Andreea Herea
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Noma Noha Akugue
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Chris Werner
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–72 matches
| Metric | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 64% |
| Sets won | 49% | 64% |
| Games won | 51% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rus | Rapolu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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