Jelena Ostapenko vs Taylah PrestonPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฑ๐ปJelena Ostapenko
#34 ยท 29 yrs ยท Right-Handed
1 meeting ยท sets 0โ2

๐ฆ๐บTaylah Preston
#86 ยท 20 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4Jelena Ostapenko and Taylah Preston have met 1 time since 2026; Taylah Preston leads 1โ0. Across all meetings Ostapenko has taken 0 sets to Preston's 2. Their most recent meeting: Taylah Preston won at Korea Open - Seoul (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ostapenko | Preston | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jelena Ostapenko | Taylah Preston | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 17/24 | 74% | 40/54 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 10/18 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 17/42 | 37% | 31/84 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 13/23 | 57% | 26/46 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 11/17 | 79% | 26/33 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 61% | 11/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 69% | 18/26 | 84% | 46/55 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 17/26 | 73% | 40/55 |
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 (Ostapenko 0, Preston 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ostapenko
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Preston
๐ The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
๐ฅ Big Hitter vs ๐ The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,271 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 24, 2026
Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ostapenko | Preston | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jelena Ostapenko | Taylah Preston | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 25% | 4/16 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2โ4 | 10โ7 |
| Avg odds | 1.89 | 2.13 |
| ROI % | -34.0% | +12.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.04u | +2.17u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 7 |
| Distance | 592 mi ยท 952 km | 1,246 mi ยท 2,005 km |
| Route | POR โ ROU | POR โ ROU โ CZE |
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 ยท Last 12 months
Ostapenko has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Preston's 60%).
| Opponent | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 57 76 62 | L 63 36 16 |
| Shuai Zhang | L | W 63 26 63 |
| Harriet Dart | W 63 36 64 | W 63 63 |
| Antonia Ruzic | W 62 60 | L 36 76 57 |
| Rebecca Sramkova | W 64 64 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round
Oct 5
Paula Badosa
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Taylah Preston
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 2nd Round
Sep 24
Anastasia Zakharova
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Tatjana Maria
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Sep 3
Magdalena Frech
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 15
Shuai Zhang
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 4
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round
Jul 3
Ashlyn Krueger
Wuhan Open - Wuhan ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Daria Snigur
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round
Oct 4
Diane Parry
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 2
Tamara Korpatsch
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round
Sep 30
Alina Korneeva
Korea Open - Seoul ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Jelena Ostapenko
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 2nd Round
Sep 24
Himeno Sakatsume
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Taylor Townsend
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 42โ84 matches
| Metric | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 64% |
| Sets won | 57% | 63% |
| Games won | 53% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ostapenko | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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