Irina Balus vs Jessica FaillaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Irina Balus and Jessica Failla have met 1 time since 2025; Irina Balus leads 1–0. Across all meetings Balus has taken 2 sets to Failla's 1. Their most recent meeting: Irina Balus won at W75 Saguenay 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Balus | Failla | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Irina Balus | Jessica Failla | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 22/29 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 4/12 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 11/41 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 20/29 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 2/6 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 26/27 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 81% | 22/27 | 50% | 1/2 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Balus 0, Failla 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Balus
⚔️ The Gladiator
Failla
🪃 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
Oct 21, 2025
W75 Saguenay 1
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 | Balus | Failla |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–3 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | - |
| ROI % | +5.3% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.63u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Balus | Failla |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUR | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Arianna Zucchini
W100 Templeton · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Krisha Mahendran
W100 Templeton · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Jule Niemeier
W50 Knokke-Heist · Final
Aug 2
Jenny Lim
W50 Knokke-Heist · Semifinals
Aug 1
Martha Matoula
W50 Knokke-Heist · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Tilwith Di Girolami
W50 Knokke-Heist · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Julia Adams
W50 Knokke-Heist · 1st Round
Jul 28
Valentina Ivanov
W50 Knokke-Heist · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 27
Irina Balus
W75 Saguenay 1 · 1st Round
Oct 21
Olivia Gadecki
W100 Macon GA · Round of 16
Oct 16
Martina Okalova
W100 Macon GA · Round of 32
Oct 15
Mia Slama
W15 Huntsville 1 · 2nd Round
Aug 14
Mckenna Schaefbauer
W15 Huntsville 1 · 1st Round
Aug 12
Linda Fruhvirtova
Mumbai Open - Mumbai · 1st Round
Feb 4
Elizabeth Mandlik
Barranquilla Open - Barranquilla · 1st Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 3–41 matches
| Metric | Balus | Failla |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 33% |
| Sets won | 67% | 50% |
| Games won | 57% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Balus | Failla |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Balus | Failla |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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