Elizabeth Ionescu vs Misa MalkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Elizabeth Ionescu
Unranked · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
8w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Misa Malkin
Unranked
5wElizabeth Ionescu and Misa Malkin have met 1 time since 2026; Elizabeth Ionescu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ionescu has taken 2 sets to Malkin's 0. Their most recent meeting: Elizabeth Ionescu won at W35 Rome (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ionescu | Malkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elizabeth Ionescu | Misa Malkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 2/2 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 100% | 3/3 | 8% | 1/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 60% | 3/5 | 19% | 5/27 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 1/1 | 46% | 6/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 67% | 4/6 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 40% | 2/5 | 100% | 11/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 40% | 2/5 | 91% | 10/11 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ionescu 1, Malkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ionescu
⚙️ Grinder
Malkin
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 68% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,320 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Misa Malkin.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 24, 2026
W35 Rome
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ionescu | Malkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.72 | 2.32 |
| ROI % | -48.6% | -10.6% |
| Units P/L | -2.43u | -1.06u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lexington Reed
Columbus ITF
Jul 6
Ariana Arseneault
W35 Rome · 2nd Round
Jun 25
Misa Malkin
W35 Rome · 1st Round
Jun 24
Alessandra Anghel
Galati ITF · Round of 32
Jun 24
Iulia Maria Buculei
Bucharest 4 ITF · Round of 32
Jun 17
Janice Tjen
W100 Landisville 1 · 1st Round
Aug 6
Ayana Akli
W100 Evansville 1 · 1st Round
Jul 23
Yumu Watanabe
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 29
Mika Buchnik
W15 Huamantla · Semifinals
Jul 25
Gabriella Price
W15 Huamantla · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Natalia Varela Herrera
W15 Huamantla · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Montserrat Marron
W15 Huamantla · 1st Round
Jul 22
Veronica Miroshnichenko
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · Semifinals
Jul 11
Gloriana Nahum
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Barakat Oyinlomo Quadre
W15 Rancho Santa Fe · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–27 matches
| Metric | Ionescu | Malkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 52% |
| Sets won | 54% | 49% |
| Games won | 52% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ionescu | Malkin |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ionescu | Malkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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