Barbora Palicova vs Irina FetecauPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Palicova
#239 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
4Title1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇷🇴Irina Fetecau
Unranked · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3Barbora Palicova and Irina Fetecau have met 1 time since 2026; Barbora Palicova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Palicova has taken 2 sets to Fetecau's 0. Their most recent meeting: Barbora Palicova won at W75 Bytom (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Palicova | Fetecau | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Palicova | Irina Fetecau | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 25/30 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 13/27 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 18/57 | 17% | 3/18 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 17/30 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 16/20 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 31% | 4/13 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 27/37 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 25/37 | 67% | 4/6 |
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 (Palicova 1, Fetecau 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Palicova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Fetecau
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 7,723 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2026
W75 Bytom
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Palicova | Fetecau | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Palicova | Irina Fetecau | ||
| 1 or more | 52% | 11/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 3 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.08 | 3.79 |
| ROI % | +46.2% | -28.3% |
| Units P/L | +11.09u | -2.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 11 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | FRA → ITA | ITA |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Palicova and Fetecau posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| Tatiana Pieri | W 63 64 | W 64 57 61 |
| Elina Avanesyan | L 06 63 16 | L 26 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mina Hodzic
W75 Bytom · Semifinals
Aug 29
Xinyu Gao
W75 Bytom · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Daria Kuczer
W75 Bytom · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Irina Fetecau
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Noemi Basiletti
W75 Koksijde · Final
Aug 9
Elena Ruxandra Bertea
W75 Koksijde · Semifinals
Aug 8
Tatiana Pieri
W75 Koksijde · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Sofya Lansere
W75 Koksijde · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Barbora Palicova
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Kaitlin Quevedo
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 1st Round
Jul 27
Elina Avanesyan
Iasi WTA
Jul 13
Tatiana Pieri
Iasi WTA
Jul 12
Daria Yesypchuk
W35 Buzau · 1st Round
Jul 7
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Galati · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Alexandra Popa
Galati ITF · Quarterfinals
Jun 26
Cristiana Nicoleta Todoni
W15 Galati · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–57 matches
| Metric | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 28% |
| Sets won | 55% | 31% |
| Games won | 53% | 43% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Palicova | Fetecau |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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