Danka Kovinic vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇲🇪Danka Kovinic
#868 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
8w3 meetings · sets 2–5
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w4Danka Kovinic and Sloane Stephens have met 3 times since 2016; Sloane Stephens leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Charleston in 2016 on clay. On clay courts Stephens leads 2–1. Across all meetings Kovinic has taken 2 sets to Stephens's 5. Their most recent meeting: Danka Kovinic won at Parma Ladies Open - Parma (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovinic | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Danka Kovinic | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 33% | 1/3 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 14% | 1/7 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 3/10 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 38% | 3/8 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 1/1 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 3/4 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 25% | 1/4 | 72% | 13/18 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovinic 0, Stephens 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovinic
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Danka Kovinic.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 28, 2022
Parma Ladies Open - Parma
C Clay · 2nd Round
Apr 29, 2021
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 1st Round
Apr 6, 2016
Charleston
C Clay · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.96 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +21.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | +3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | 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
Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kovinic's 0%).
| Opponent | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Pigato | L 46 46 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sofya Lansere
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 19
Martha Matoula
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Julia Riera
ATV Bancomat Tennis Open - Rome · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Noemi Basiletti
ATV Bancomat Tennis Open - Rome · 1st Round
Jul 14
Lisa Pigato
W50 Stuttgart-Vaihingen · 1st Round
Jul 1
Marie Vogt
W50 Stuttgart-Vaihingen · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Tena Lukas
W50 Stuttgart-Vaihingen · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
Internazionali Femminili - Brescia · 1st Round
Jun 16
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Janice Tjen
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Carole Monnet
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Marta Kostyuk
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Clara Tauson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 10–39 matches
| Metric | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 30% | 46% |
| Sets won | 30% | 47% |
| Games won | 42% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovinic | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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