Jana Kovackova vs Xinyu GaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Jana Kovackova
#434 · 16 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Xinyu Gao
#220 · 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 | 75% | 12/16 | 78% | 25/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 5/9 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 9/25 | 29% | 16/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 10/18 | 49% | 17/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 83% | 5/6 | 68% | 13/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 14/16 | 84% | 32/38 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 12/16 | 66% | 25/38 |
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 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,583 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 | 70% | 7/10 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 2/10 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 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 | 7–3 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.82 | 2.50 |
| ROI % | +11.8% | -14.2% |
| Units P/L | +1.18u | -2.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 3 |
| Distance | — | 5,970 mi · 9,608 km |
| Route | AUT | GEO → ROU |
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 3 shared opponents, both Kovackova and Gao posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Ane Mintegi Del Olmo | L 57 64 16 | W 64 64 |
| 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
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Lucie Petruzelova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
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
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Panna Udvardy
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Francisca Jorge
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Sofia Johnson
W50 Evora · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Elena Micic
W50 Evora · 1st Round
Sep 9
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
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–55 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Gao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 58% |
| Sets won | 63% | 58% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
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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