Barbora Palicova vs Xinyu GaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Palicova
#239 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
4Title1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Xinyu Gao
#234 · 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 | 83% | 25/30 | 80% | 24/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 13/27 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 18/57 | 29% | 14/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 17/30 | 50% | 16/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 16/20 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 31% | 4/13 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 27/37 | 86% | 30/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 25/37 | 69% | 24/35 |
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 14,668 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 | 52% | 11/21 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 3 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 27% | 4/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 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 | 18–6 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.08 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +46.2% | -20.9% |
| Units P/L | +11.09u | -3.55u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 11 | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | FRA → ITA | ESP → FRA → 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
Palicova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Gao's 33%).
| Opponent | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Francesca Parcelli | W 62 61 | W 64 67 76 |
| Petra Marcinko | W 06 76 64 | L 64 36 06 |
| Mona Barthel | W 63 75 | L 06 67 |
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 · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W75 Bytom · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Zongyu Li
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Jana Kovackova
W50 Prague · Final
Aug 22
Yelyzaveta Kotliar
W50 Prague · Semifinals
Aug 21
Mayuka Aikawa
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Julia Adams
W50 Prague · 1st Round
Aug 18
Britt Du Pree
W75 Ourense · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–57 matches
| Metric | Palicova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 61% |
| Sets won | 55% | 61% |
| Games won | 53% | 53% |
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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