Barbora Palicova vs Xinyu GaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Palicova
#187 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
3w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Xinyu Gao
#220 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Barbora Palicova and Xinyu Gao have met 1 time since 2026; Barbora Palicova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Palicova has taken 2 sets to Gao'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 | Gao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Palicova | Xinyu Gao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 24/32 | 78% | 25/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 13/30 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 21/62 | 29% | 16/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 18/36 | 49% | 17/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 15/22 | 68% | 13/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 31% | 4/13 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 26/35 | 84% | 32/38 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 24/35 | 66% | 25/38 |
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, Gao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Palicova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Gao
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Barbora Palicova and Xinyu Gao 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
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 28, 2026
W75 Bytom
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Palicova | Gao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Palicova | Xinyu Gao | ||
| 1 or more | 48% | 10/21 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 2/21 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 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 | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 17–5 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 2.50 |
| ROI % | +25.7% | -14.2% |
| Units P/L | +5.66u | -2.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 3 |
| Distance | 206 mi · 331 km | 5,970 mi · 9,608 km |
| Route | ESP → SRB | GEO → 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
Palicova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Gao's 20%).
| Opponent | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Francisca Jorge | L 62 06 16 | L 36 36 |
| Francesca Parcelli | W 62 61 | W 64 67 76 |
| Petra Marcinko | W 06 76 64 | L 64 36 06 |
| Noma Noha Akugue | W 62 64 | L |
| Mona Barthel | W 63 75 | L 06 67 |
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
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Panna Udvardy
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Francisca Jorge
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Sofia Johnson
W50 Evora · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Elena Micic
W50 Evora · 1st Round
Sep 9
Barbora Palicova
W75 Bytom · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W75 Bytom · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Zongyu Li
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–62 matches
| Metric | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 58% |
| Sets won | 53% | 58% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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