Francesca Gandolfi vs Verena MelissPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Francesca Gandolfi and Verena Meliss have met 1 time since 2026; Francesca Gandolfi leads 1–0. Across all meetings Gandolfi has taken 2 sets to Meliss's 1. Their most recent meeting: Francesca Gandolfi won at W35 Santa Margherita di Pula (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gandolfi | Meliss | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Francesca Gandolfi | Verena Meliss | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 30/45 | 73% | 19/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 10/25 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 25/70 | 35% | 16/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 15/31 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 14/24 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 39/43 | 82% | 23/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 30/43 | 68% | 19/28 |
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 (Gandolfi 0, Meliss 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gandolfi
⚔️ The Gladiator
Meliss
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 16, 2026
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gandolfi | Meliss | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Francesca Gandolfi | Verena Meliss | ||
| 1 or more | 42% | 5/12 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 2–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 1.89 |
| ROI % | -24.9% | -72.8% |
| Units P/L | -3.23u | -5.82u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GER → MNE | GER → BIH |
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
Gandolfi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Meliss's 60%).
| Opponent | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| Eleonora Alvisi | L 46 63 67 | L 26 57 |
| Unknown Player | W 62 62 | W 62 62 |
| Daria Yesypchuk | W 63 62 | L 46 46 |
| Camilla Gennaro | W 64 64 | W 61 61 |
| Laia Petretic | W 64 64 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Matilde Paoletti
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Oct 7
Federica Bilardo
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Carlotta Bassotti
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Franziska Sziedat
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Verena Meliss
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 16
Eleonora Alvisi
W15 Viserba di Rimini · 2nd Round
Sep 11
Unknown Player
W15 Viserba di Rimini · 1st Round
Sep 9
Federica Trevisan
W15 Fiano Romano · Semifinals
Sep 5
Tena Lukas
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 23
Francesca Gandolfi
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 16
Camilla Zanolini
W35 Trieste · 1st Round
Aug 26
Sahaja Yamalapalli
W35 Erwitte · 1st Round
Aug 18
Alba Rey Garcia
W50 Hamburg · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Monique Barry
W50 Hamburg · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Eleonora Alvisi
W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Tatiana Pieri
W75 Cordenons · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–70 matches
| Metric | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 57% |
| Sets won | 61% | 56% |
| Games won | 55% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gandolfi | Meliss |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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