Barbora Palicova vs Maria Lourdes CarlePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Palicova
#187 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
3w4 meetings · sets 3–6
🇦🇷Maria Lourdes Carle
#238 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
Barbora Palicova and Maria Lourdes Carle have met 4 times since 2025; Maria Lourdes Carle leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Open Internacional Femeni Solgirones - La Bisbal D'Emporda in 2025 on clay. On clay courts Carle leads 3–1. Across all meetings Palicova has taken 3 sets to Carle's 6. Their most recent meeting: Maria Lourdes Carle won at Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Palicova | Lourdes Carle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Palicova | Maria Lourdes Carle | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 24/32 | 48% | 12/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 13/30 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 21/62 | 48% | 26/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 18/36 | 20% | 4/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 15/22 | 75% | 12/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 31% | 4/13 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 26/35 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 24/35 | 60% | 12/20 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Palicova 1, Lourdes Carle 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Palicova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Carle
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 16, 2026
Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel
C Clay · 2nd Round
May 5, 2026
W100 Indian Harbour Beach
C Clay · 1st Round
Oct 5, 2025
Mallorca Women's Championships - Mallorca
C Clay · 1st Round
Apr 1, 2025
Open Internacional Femeni Solgirones - La Bisbal D'Emporda
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Palicova | Carle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Palicova | Maria Lourdes Carle | ||
| 1 or more | 48% | 10/21 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 2/21 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 17–5 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.66 |
| ROI % | +25.7% | -48.2% |
| Units P/L | +5.66u | -5.78u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 4 |
| Distance | 206 mi · 331 km | — |
| Route | ESP → SRB | ESP → SRB → 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
Palicova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Carle's 50%).
| Opponent | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterine Gorgodze | L 57 57 | L 57 76 46 |
| Alicia Herrero Linana | W 67 61 75 | W 16 62 62 |
| Nuria Brancaccio | W 75 63 | L 36 64 46 |
| Gina Feistel | W 75 61 | W 57 75 76 |
| Eva Vedder | L 16 46 | W 61 62 |
| Federica Urgesi | W 63 26 62 | L 57 64 36 |
| Francesca Parcelli | W 62 61 | W |
| Marina Bassols Ribera | W 63 60 | L 26 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Alicia Herrero Linana
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Samira De Stefano
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Gina Feistel
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Fiona Ferro
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Alice Tubello
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 8
Denisa Zoldakova
W75 Bytom · Final
Aug 30
Mina Hodzic
W75 Bytom · Semifinals
Aug 29
Lucciana Perez Alarcon
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Valeriya Strakhova
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 7
Nuria Brancaccio
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 15
Rositsa Dencheva
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Eva Vedder
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Gina Feistel
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 8
Federica Urgesi
W50 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–62 matches
| Metric | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 46% |
| Sets won | 53% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 3 |
| ITF W100 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Palicova | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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