Ella Mcdonald vs Lulu SunPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ella Mcdonald and Lulu Sun have met 1 time since 2026; Lulu Sun leads 1–0. Across all meetings Mcdonald has taken 1 sets to Sun's 2. Their most recent meeting: Lulu Sun won at Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Mcdonald | Sun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ella Mcdonald | Lulu Sun | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 19/22 | 73% | 11/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 8/18 | 38% | 5/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 11/40 | 32% | 9/28 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 13/20 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 8/14 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 4/6 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 20/24 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 19/24 | 69% | 11/16 |
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 (Mcdonald 0, Sun 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mcdonald
💥 Big Hitter
Sun
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 9, 2026
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley
G Grass · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -10.6% | -52.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.17u | -1.58u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | NED | — |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Mcdonald and Sun posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Pridankina | W 16 61 64 | W 62 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Amelia Rajecki
W35 Roehampton · Final
Aug 9
Emily Appleton
W35 Roehampton · Semifinals
Aug 8
Paula Cembranos
W35 Roehampton · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Eliz Maloney
W35 Roehampton · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi
W35 Roehampton · 1st Round
Aug 5
Britt Du Pree
W50 Dublin · 1st Round
Jul 28
Hannah Klugman
W50 Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Mrs N F Wainwright
Nottingham 3 ITF · Round of 32
Jul 14
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Ella Mcdonald
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round
Jun 9
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Birmingham Open - Birmingham · 1st Round
Jun 2
Yue Yuan
Open 35 de Saint-Malo - Saint-Malo · 1st Round
Apr 27
Yulia Putintseva
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston · 1st Round
Mar 30
Taylor Townsend
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Paula Badosa
Austin 125 - Austin · 2nd Round
Mar 11
Emma Navarro
Austin 125 - Austin · 1st Round
Mar 10
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–41 matches
| Metric | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 54% |
| Sets won | 57% | 54% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mcdonald | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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