Jana Kovackova vs Xinyu GaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Jana Kovackova
#434 · 16 yrs · Right-Handed
Title1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Xinyu Gao
#234 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Jana Kovackova and Xinyu Gao have met 1 time since 2026; Jana Kovackova leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Kovackova leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Kovackova has taken 2 sets to Gao's 0. Their most recent meeting: Jana Kovackova won at W50 Prague (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovackova | Gao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jana Kovackova | Xinyu Gao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 80% | 24/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 4/9 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 9/27 | 29% | 14/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 11/20 | 50% | 16/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 16/18 | 86% | 30/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 69% | 24/35 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovackova 1, Gao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovackova
👑 The Complete Package
Gao
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 6,005 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jana Kovackova.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 22, 2026
W50 Prague
C Clay · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovackova | Gao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jana Kovackova | Xinyu Gao | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 27% | 4/15 |
| 5 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +26.1% | -20.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.35u | -3.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 6 | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | FRA → ESP | ESP → FRA → ITA |
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
Kovackova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Gao's 50%).
| Opponent | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Irene Burillo | W 64 64 | W 64 67 76 |
| Amandine Monnot | W 63 46 62 | L 16 62 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Loes Ebeling Koning
W50 Oldenzaal · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Deborah Chiesa
W50 Oldenzaal · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Gao
W50 Prague · Final
Aug 22
Alena Kovackova
W50 Prague · Semifinals
Aug 21
Nastasja Schunk
W50 Prague · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Denisa Zoldakova
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Irene Burillo
W50 Prague · 1st Round
Aug 17
Lanlana Tararudee
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
Barbora Palicova
W75 Bytom · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W75 Bytom · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Zongyu Li
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Jana Kovackova
W50 Prague · Final
Aug 22
Yelyzaveta Kotliar
W50 Prague · Semifinals
Aug 21
Mayuka Aikawa
W50 Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Julia Adams
W50 Prague · 1st Round
Aug 18
Britt Du Pree
W75 Ourense · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 27–49 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 61% |
| Sets won | 63% | 61% |
| Games won | 56% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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