Elina Svitolina vs Sonay KartalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Elina Svitolina
#9 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇬🇧Sonay Kartal
#123 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
25wElina Svitolina and Sonay Kartal have met 2 times since 2025; Elina Svitolina leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid in 2025 on clay. Svitolina has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Svitolina has taken 4 sets to Kartal's 1. Their most recent meeting: Elina Svitolina won at ASB Classic - Auckland (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Svitolina | Kartal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elina Svitolina | Sonay Kartal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 25/41 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 4/13 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 20/54 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 21/39 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 73% | 11/15 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 31/32 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 25/32 | 69% | 9/13 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Svitolina 1, Kartal 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Svitolina
👑 The Complete Package
Kartal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 9, 2026
ASB Classic - Auckland
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 25, 2025
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.52 | - |
| ROI % | -18.9% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.46u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | — |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | — |
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
Svitolina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Kartal's 50%).
| Opponent | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | W 76 75 | L 36 46 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 46 36 | L 67 16 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 64 61 | W 63 76 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 62 64 | W 75 26 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Tereza Valentova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Iga Swiatek
National Bank Open - Toronto · Semifinals
Aug 13
Ekaterina Alexandrova
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 11
Amanda Anisimova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Anastasia Potapova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Aug 1
Polina Kudermetova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Madison Keys
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 3rd Round
Mar 9
Emma Navarro
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 7
Lanlana Tararudee
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Magda Linette
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Sara Bejlek
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · Quarterfinals
Feb 5
Renata Zarazua
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 2nd Round
Feb 4
Cristina Bucsa
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 1st Round
Feb 2
Anna Kalinskaya
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–54 matches
| Metric | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 65% |
| Sets won | 67% | 63% |
| Games won | 57% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Svitolina | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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