Barbora Palicova vs Samira De StefanoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Palicova
#187 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
3w2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇮🇹Samira De Stefano
#185 · 22 yrs · Left-Handed
3wTitle3Barbora Palicova and Samira De Stefano have met 2 times since 2025; Samira De Stefano leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W50 Funchal 1 in 2025 on hard. Stefano has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Palicova has taken 1 sets to Stefano's 4. Their most recent meeting: Samira De Stefano won at Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Palicova | De Stefano | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Palicova | Samira De Stefano | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 24/32 | 70% | 32/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 13/30 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 21/62 | 33% | 22/67 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 18/36 | 58% | 18/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 15/22 | 72% | 23/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 31% | 4/13 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 26/35 | 88% | 35/40 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 24/35 | 80% | 32/40 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Palicova 0, De Stefano 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Palicova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Stefano
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Barbora Palicova and Samira De Stefano are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 16, 2026
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana
C Clay · 2nd Round
Nov 14, 2025
W50 Funchal 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Palicova | Stefano | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Palicova | Samira De Stefano | ||
| 1 or more | 48% | 10/21 | 39% | 9/23 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 2/21 | 9% | 2/23 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/23 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 17–5 | 16–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.64 |
| ROI % | +25.7% | +13.3% |
| Units P/L | +5.66u | +2.92u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 6 |
| Distance | 206 mi · 331 km | 206 mi · 331 km |
| Route | ESP → SRB | ESP → SRB |
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 10 shared opponents, both Palicova and Stefano posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | L 36 36 | L 75 16 26 |
| Alicia Herrero Linana | W 67 61 75 | L 61 46 46 |
| Mona Barthel | W 63 75 | W 36 61 75 |
| Alice Tubello | W 36 64 61 | W 46 76 64 |
| Eva Vedder | L 16 46 | L 26 46 |
| Mina Hodzic | W 61 62 | W 67 62 63 |
| Francesca Parcelli | W 62 61 | W 36 75 61 |
| Noemi Basiletti | L 62 57 57 | W 36 63 76 |
| Tessa Johanna Brockmann | L 61 36 67 | L 26 76 67 |
| Tamila Gadamauri | W 63 62 | W 63 76 |
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
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Julie Struplova
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Mona Barthel
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · Final
Sep 20
Laura Samson
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · Semifinals
Sep 19
Alice Tubello
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Barbora Palicova
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Arantxa Rus
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Eva Vedder
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–67 matches
| Metric | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 70% |
| Sets won | 53% | 64% |
| Games won | 52% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF W50 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Palicova | Stefano |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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