Emily Appleton vs Katarina KuzmovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Emily Appleton
#440 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
3w2 meetings · sets 2–2
🇸🇰Katarina Kuzmova
#296 · 24 yrs
Emily Appleton and Katarina Kuzmova have met 2 times since 2026; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at W35 Aldershot in 2026 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Appleton has taken 2 sets to Kuzmova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Katarina Kuzmova won at W35 Hurghada (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Appleton | Kuzmova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emily Appleton | Katarina Kuzmova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 22/30 | 67% | 33/49 |
| Wins a set when losing | 21% | 5/24 | 48% | 14/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 13/54 | 38% | 30/78 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 18/30 | 57% | 27/47 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 10/23 | 59% | 16/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 24/26 | 76% | 38/50 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 66% | 33/50 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Appleton 1, Kuzmova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Appleton
💥 Big Hitter
Kuzmova
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,271 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 18, 2026
W35 Hurghada
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jul 29, 2026
W35 Aldershot
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Appleton | Kuzmova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Emily Appleton | Katarina Kuzmova | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 16/17 | 83% | 15/18 |
| 3 or more | 59% | 10/17 | 67% | 12/18 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 5/17 | 50% | 9/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 8–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.57 | 1.64 |
| ROI % | -0.8% | -36.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.12u | -6.21u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BEL → KAZ | BEL → EST → EGY |
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
Across 5 shared opponents, both Appleton and Kuzmova posted a 80% win rate.
| Opponent | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| Kateryna Lazarenko | L 64 26 06 | W |
| Lauryn John Baptiste | W 63 61 | W 63 16 63 |
| Alina Granwehr | W 36 63 64 | L 62 26 610 |
| Alice Gillan | W 63 75 | W 64 63 |
| Anouck Vrancken Peeters | W 62 62 | W 76 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kateryna Lazarenko
W50 Yecla · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Cadence Brace
W50 Yecla · 1st Round
Sep 22
Katarina Kuzmova
W35 Hurghada · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Yuliya Hatouka
W35 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Polina Kuharenko
W35 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 16
Zuzanna Bednarz
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Semifinals
Sep 5
Margaux Komano
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · Quarterfinals
Sep 4
Megan Heuser
W15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Denisa Zoldakova
W35 Monastir · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Sophia Biolay
W35 Monastir · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Marta Soriano Santiago
W35 Monastir · 1st Round
Oct 7
Cagla Buyukakcay
Ankara Open - Ankara · 1st Round
Sep 22
Ekaterina Tupitsyna
W35 Hurghada · Semifinals
Sep 19
Emily Appleton
W35 Hurghada · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Anastasia Lizunova
W35 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Federica Sacco
W35 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–78 matches
| Metric | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 63% |
| Sets won | 54% | 60% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Appleton | Kuzmova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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