Ekaterina Kuznetsova vs Funa KozakiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ekaterina Kuznetsova and Funa Kozaki have met 1 time since 2026; Funa Kozaki leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kuznetsova has taken 1 sets to Kozaki's 2. Their most recent meeting: Funa Kozaki won at W15 Maanshan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kuznetsova | Kozaki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ekaterina Kuznetsova | Funa Kozaki | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 10/15 | 80% | 8/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 10/18 | 17% | 2/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 15/33 | 18% | 4/22 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 4/8 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 6/11 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 15/21 | 100% | 9/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 48% | 10/21 | 89% | 8/9 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kuznetsova 0, Kozaki 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kuznetsova
🛡️ The Spoiler
Kozaki
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 737 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Funa Kozaki.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 21, 2026
W15 Maanshan
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kuznetsova | Kozaki | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ekaterina Kuznetsova | Funa Kozaki | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 4.03 | 2.56 |
| ROI % | -7.3% | -11.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.51u | -0.69u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 7 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POL → POR → COL | POL → POR |
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
Kuznetsova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Kozaki's 0%).
| Opponent | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| Junhan Zhang | L 64 16 04 | L 46 26 |
| Eunji Lee | L 36 16 | L 16 16 |
| Matilde Cinci | W 60 75 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Soo Ha Jang
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Oct 6
Jiayu Xu
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Xiao Tang
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Minxu Zhou
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Funa Kozaki
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Arina Arifullina
W15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Anna Sedysheva
W15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 12
Harshini N Nagaraj
W15 Astana · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Seo Yun Choi
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Guyu Xu
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Elsa Wan
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Chuyi Yang
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Marianna Shikhanova
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Ekaterina Kuznetsova
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Yinuo Huang
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Junhan Zhang
W35 Shenyang · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 22–33 matches
| Metric | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 45% |
| Sets won | 49% | 46% |
| Games won | 51% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kuznetsova | Kozaki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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