Bella Payne vs Sahaja YamalapalliPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Bella Payne and Sahaja Yamalapalli have met 1 time since 2026; Sahaja Yamalapalli leads 1–0. Across all meetings Payne has taken 0 sets to Yamalapalli's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sahaja Yamalapalli won at W35 Rome (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Payne | Yamalapalli | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Bella Payne | Sahaja Yamalapalli | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 15/24 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | 13% | 4/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 14/42 | 18% | 11/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 9/17 | 61% | 14/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 8/17 | 34% | 11/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 5/10 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 18/20 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 81% | 22/27 |
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 (Payne 0, Yamalapalli 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Payne
🪃 Counterpuncher
Yamalapalli
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,566 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Bella Payne.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 25, 2026
W35 Rome
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 3–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.42 | 2.93 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -58.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -6.38u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | POL → EGY → 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
Payne has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Yamalapalli's 0%).
| Opponent | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Sinclair Rogers | W 26 61 64 | L 67 46 |
| Madison Brengle | L 67 57 | L 26 36 |
| Unknown Player | W 36 60 62 | L 46 61 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kennedy Drenser Hagmann
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Kallista Liu
W100 Cary · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Sahaja Yamalapalli
W35 Rome · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Christasha Mcneil
W35 Rome · 1st Round
Jun 23
Mell Elizabeth Reasco Gonzalez
W100 Sumter · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Ashton Bowers
W100 Sumter · 1st Round
Jun 3
Madison Brengle
W50 Pelham · Semifinals
May 23
Antonia Vergara Rivera
W50 Pelham · Quarterfinals
May 23
Whitney Osuigwe
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 7
Katie Swan
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · 1st Round
Sep 22
Naiktha Bains
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Maria Martinez Vaquero
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Fiona Crawley
W75 Le Neubourg · 1st Round
Sep 16
Joy De Zeeuw
W50 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 26
Valentina Steiner
W35 Erwitte · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Carolin Raschdorf
W35 Erwitte · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–60 matches
| Metric | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 48% |
| Sets won | 54% | 47% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Payne | Yamalapalli |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
Share this matchup
Copy the link to paste in Discord or group chats.