Iva Marinkovic vs Sarah Van EmstPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Iva Marinkovic and Sarah Van Emst have met 1 time since 2026; Sarah Van Emst leads 1–0. Across all meetings Marinkovic has taken 1 sets to Emst's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sarah Van Emst won at W35 Bastad (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Marinkovic | Van Emst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Iva Marinkovic | Sarah Van Emst | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 90% | 9/10 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 5/20 | 43% | 21/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 3/7 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 8/12 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 10/14 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 9/14 | 65% | 15/23 |
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 (Marinkovic 0, Van Emst 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Marinkovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Emst
🪃 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
May 13, 2026
W35 Bastad
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Marinkovic | Emst | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Iva Marinkovic | Sarah Van Emst | ||
| 1 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 64% | 9/14 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 2.31 |
| ROI % | -29.9% | -14.1% |
| Units P/L | -2.09u | -2.12u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 3 | 8 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BEL → FRA | ITA → ESP → AUT → SUI |
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 1 shared opponent, both Marinkovic and Emst posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie Taraba Wallberg | L 63 26 36 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Andrea Lola Popovic
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Andrea Roots
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Oct 7
Olga Danilova
W35 Hurghada · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Eva Zabolotnaia
W35 Hurghada · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Wozuko Mdlulwa
W15 Hurghada · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Zeel Desai
W15 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Ulyana Hrabavets
W15 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 9
Yasmin Ezzat
W15 Hurghada · 1st Round
Sep 2
Raluka Serban
Lisboa Belem Open - Lisbon · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Sapfo Sakellaridi
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Maia Ilinca Burcescu
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Milana Konovalova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Ilinca Dalina Amariei
W50 Plovdiv · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Petra Konjikusic
W50 Plovdiv · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Pazardzhik · 1st Round
Sep 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–49 matches
| Metric | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 51% |
| Sets won | 53% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Marinkovic | Emst |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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