Julie Struplova vs Sonja ZhiyenbayevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Julie Struplova
#237 · 21 yrs
3w1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇩🇪Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
#387 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
9w3Julie Struplova and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva have met 1 time since 2026; Sonja Zhiyenbayeva leads 1–0. Across all meetings Struplova has taken 0 sets to Zhiyenbayeva's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva won at W35 Vigo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Julie Struplova | Sonja Zhiyenbayeva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 24/40 | 67% | 14/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 6/20 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 22/60 | 31% | 10/32 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 17/39 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 44% | 8/18 | 77% | 10/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 11/20 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 100% | 16/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 24/31 | 88% | 14/16 |
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 (Struplova 0, Zhiyenbayeva 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Struplova
⚔️ The Gladiator
Zhiyenbayeva
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,228 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sonja Zhiyenbayeva.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 12, 2026
W35 Vigo
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Julie Struplova | Sonja Zhiyenbayeva | ||
| 1 or more | 44% | 4/9 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 11–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.28 | 1.74 |
| ROI % | -47.0% | +47.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.23u | +5.64u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 206 mi · 331 km | — |
| Route | ESP → SRB | — |
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
Struplova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zhiyenbayeva's 0%).
| Opponent | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| Aneta Kucmova | W | L 06 63 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Samira De Stefano
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Noemi Basiletti
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Polona Hercog
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Alevtina Ibragimova
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 8
Polina Iatcenko
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
W35 Vigo · 1st Round
Aug 12
Alice Rame
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 1st Round
Jul 27
Radka Zelnickova
W75 Olomouc · Final
Jul 19
Yufei Ren
W35 Vigo · Final
Aug 16
Matilde Jorge
W35 Vigo · Semifinals
Aug 15
Daria Khomutsianskaya
W35 Vigo · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Ekaterina Yashina
W35 Vigo · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Julie Struplova
W35 Vigo · 1st Round
Aug 12
Isabella Shinikova
W75 Ourense · Final
Aug 9
Rina Saigo
W75 Ourense · Semifinals
Aug 8
Alicia Dudeney
W75 Ourense · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–60 matches
| Metric | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 67% |
| Sets won | 61% | 60% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Struplova | Zhiyenbayeva |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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