Elizara Yaneva vs Sonja ZhenikhovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇬Elizara Yaneva
#146 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
Title1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇩🇪Sonja Zhenikhova
#794 · 18 yrs
3Elizara Yaneva and Sonja Zhenikhova have met 1 time since 2026; Sonja Zhenikhova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Yaneva has taken 0 sets to Zhenikhova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sonja Zhenikhova won at W50 Burgas (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yaneva | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elizara Yaneva | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 33/51 | 76% | 13/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 14/25 | 30% | 7/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 32/76 | 28% | 11/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 26/57 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 9/20 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 39/49 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 33/49 | 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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Yaneva 0, Zhenikhova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Yaneva
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhenikhova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Elizara Yaneva and Sonja Zhenikhova are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 8, 2026
W50 Burgas
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Yaneva | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elizara Yaneva | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| 1 or more | 64% | 14/22 | 74% | 20/27 |
| 3 or more | 14% | 3/22 | 37% | 10/27 |
| 5 or more | 5% | 1/22 | 11% | 3/27 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/27 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/27 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/27 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–7 | 18–10 |
| Avg odds | 1.41 | 2.53 |
| ROI % | -5.8% | +26.5% |
| Units P/L | -1.28u | +7.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 12 | 10 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ITA → ESP → AUT | USA → FRA → AUT → FRA → AUT |
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
Yaneva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Zhenikhova's 40%).
| Opponent | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Giulia Safina Popa | W 46 64 62 | L 26 36 |
| Irene Burillo | L 26 61 46 | W 75 62 |
| Laura Mair | W 62 62 | W 64 26 61 |
| Ipek Oz | W 46 76 75 | L 62 67 46 |
| Weronika Falkowska | W 61 16 76 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sonja Zhenikhova
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Giulia Safina Popa
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 7
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W50 Plovdiv · Final
Sep 27
Caijsa Wilda Hennemann
W50 Plovdiv · Semifinals
Sep 26
Lidia Encheva
W50 Plovdiv · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Laura Mair
W50 Plovdiv · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Margaux Maquet
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round
Sep 23
Loes Ebeling Koning
W50 Pazardzhik · Final
Sep 19
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Valeria Garnevska
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Oana Georgeta Simion
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Varna · Final
Oct 4
Andreya Glushkova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas
W15 Varna · Semifinals
Oct 3
Tara Wuerth
W15 Varna · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–76 matches
| Metric | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 43% |
| Sets won | 63% | 45% |
| Games won | 57% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Yaneva | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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