Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona HalepPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
#2 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 5–6
🇷🇴Simona Halep
Unranked · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
88wAryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep have met 5 times since 2018; Simona Halep leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Shenzhen in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Halep leads 3–1. Across all meetings Sabalenka has taken 5 sets to Halep's 6. Their most recent meeting: Aryna Sabalenka won at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sabalenka | Halep | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aryna Sabalenka | Simona Halep | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 44/51 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 64% | 7/11 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 14/62 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 70% | 42/60 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 13/19 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 48/51 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 44/51 | — | |
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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sabalenka 2, Halep 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Halep
👑 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
5 career meetings, newest first
Apr 24, 2021
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 20, 2020
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 16, 2020
Adelaide International - Adelaide
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 18, 2018
Cincinnati
H Hard · Semifinals
Jan 5, 2018
Shenzhen
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.17 | - |
| ROI % | -18.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.61u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | 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.
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
Lucia Bronzetti
Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca · 1st Round
Feb 4
Yue Yuan
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong · 1st Round
Oct 28
Anna Blinkova
Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Arina Rodionova
Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong · 1st Round
Oct 2
Paula Badosa
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Daria Snigur
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 29
Anastasia Potapova
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 16
Beatriz Haddad Maia
National Bank Open - Toronto · Final
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–62 matches
| Metric | Sabalenka | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 82% | - |
| Sets won | 79% | - |
| Games won | 59% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sabalenka | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sabalenka | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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