Arianna Zucchini vs Irina BalusPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Arianna Zucchini and Irina Balus have met 1 time since 2026; Arianna Zucchini leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zucchini has taken 2 sets to Balus's 1. Their most recent meeting: Arianna Zucchini won at W100 Templeton (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zucchini | Balus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Arianna Zucchini | Irina Balus | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 22/30 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 15/50 | 27% | 11/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 64% | 14/22 | 69% | 20/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 13/23 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 86% | 6/7 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 25/31 | 96% | 26/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 22/31 | 81% | 22/27 |
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 (Zucchini 0, Balus 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zucchini
⚔️ The Gladiator
Balus
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Arianna Zucchini and Irina Balus are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,502 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 29, 2026
W100 Templeton
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zucchini | Balus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Arianna Zucchini | Irina Balus | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 3 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–4 | 9–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.25 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | +6.3% | +5.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.69u | +0.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → TUR | TUR |
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 1 shared opponent, both Zucchini and Balus posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Kristina Voznyak | W | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Madison Brengle
W100 Templeton · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Ena Koike
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Irina Balus
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Ema Burgic
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Janae Preston
W50 Berkeley · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Maria Aytoyan
W50 Berkeley · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Eszter Meri
W15 Rogaska Slatina · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Masa Viriant
W15 Rogaska Slatina · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Arianna Zucchini
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Krisha Mahendran
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jule Niemeier
W50 Knokke-Heist · Final
Aug 2
Jenny Lim
W50 Knokke-Heist · Semifinals
Aug 1
Martha Matoula
W50 Knokke-Heist · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Tilwith Di Girolami
W50 Knokke-Heist · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Julia Adams
W50 Knokke-Heist · 1st Round
Jul 28
Valentina Ivanov
W50 Knokke-Heist · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–50 matches
| Metric | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 71% |
| Sets won | 58% | 67% |
| Games won | 53% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W100 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zucchini | Balus |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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