Denise Valente vs Zara DarkenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Denise Valente and Zara Darken have met 1 time since 2026; Denise Valente leads 1–0. Across all meetings Valente has taken 2 sets to Darken's 0. Their most recent meeting: Denise Valente won at W15 Monastir (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Valente | Darken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Denise Valente | Zara Darken | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 12/18 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 5/19 | 10% | 1/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 11/37 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 22% | 2/9 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 8/15 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 16/17 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 12/17 | 60% | 3/5 |
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 (Valente 1, Darken 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Valente
⚙️ Grinder
Darken
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 1,632 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Denise Valente.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 21, 2026
W15 Monastir
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.19 | - |
| ROI % | +96.8% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.71u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GER → BIH → MNE | — |
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 1 shared opponent, both Valente and Darken posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Sevcikova | L 46 61 16 | L 26 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anna Petkovic
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Marie Mettraux
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Anna Petkovic
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Franziska Sziedat
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 23
Eleonora Alvisi
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Andjela Colic
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Alessandra Fiorillo
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Giulia Paterno
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Valentina Vachkova
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Kiara Nina Kucikova
W35 San Gregorio · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 9
Kiara Nina Kucikova
San Gregorio 3 ITF
Jun 9
Cecilia Maria Stella Ferrazzoli
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Karla Popovic
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Apr 29
Denise Valente
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Apr 21
Ariadna Garcia Patron Canals
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Alexia Trasca
W15 Monastir · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 19
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–37 matches
| Metric | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 33% |
| Sets won | 48% | 33% |
| Games won | 50% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Valente | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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