Aryna Sabalenka vs Iva JovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
#2 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Iva Jovic
#11 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
TitleAryna Sabalenka and Iva Jovic have met 1 time since 2026; Aryna Sabalenka leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sabalenka has taken 2 sets to Jovic's 0. Their most recent meeting: Aryna Sabalenka won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sabalenka | Jovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aryna Sabalenka | Iva Jovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 44/51 | 77% | 33/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 64% | 7/11 | 41% | 9/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 14/62 | 29% | 19/65 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 42/60 | 60% | 30/50 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 54% | 7/13 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 13/19 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 48/51 | 87% | 40/46 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 44/51 | 72% | 33/46 |
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 (Sabalenka 1, Jovic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Jovic
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 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
Jan 27, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sabalenka | Jovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Aryna Sabalenka | Iva Jovic | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 87% | 13/15 |
| 3 or more | 87% | 13/15 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 67% | 10/15 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 10 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–4 | 11–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.17 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -18.6% | -7.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.61u | -1.13u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 7 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km |
| Route | ROU | UKR → 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
Sabalenka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Jovic's 60%).
| Opponent | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 63 64 | W 61 75 |
| Renata Zarazua | W 61 63 | W 61 62 |
| Peyton Stearns | W 75 63 | W 64 62 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 60 61 | W 64 61 |
| Jessica Pegula | W 75 62 | L 64 36 16 |
| Coco Gauff | W 62 46 63 | L 16 46 |
| Taylor Townsend | W 64 63 | W 75 62 |
| Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano | W 62 64 | L 64 67 36 |
| Sara Bejlek | L 67 46 | W 76 64 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 76 | L 26 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nikola Bartunkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Renata Zarazua
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Final
Sep 12
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 10
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 8
Taylor Townsend
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Kamilla Rakhimova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Polina Iatcenko
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Kamilla Rakhimova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Harriet Dart
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Final
Sep 19
Cristina Bucsa
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Semifinals
Sep 18
Magdalena Frech
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Zeynep Sonmez
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–65 matches
| Metric | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 82% | 66% |
| Sets won | 79% | 64% |
| Games won | 59% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sabalenka | Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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