Karolina Pliskova vs Sinja KrausPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
#49 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
6w2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇦🇹Sinja Kraus
#75 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
3Karolina Pliskova and Sinja Kraus have met 2 times since 2024; Karolina Pliskova leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca in 2024 on hard. Pliskova has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Pliskova has taken 4 sets to Kraus's 1. Their most recent meeting: Karolina Pliskova won at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pliskova | Kraus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karolina Pliskova | Sinja Kraus | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 12/20 | 72% | 41/57 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 3/12 | 32% | 10/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 11/32 | 30% | 26/88 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 6/16 | 62% | 32/52 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 9/16 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 7/10 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 13/14 | 88% | 49/56 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 12/14 | 73% | 41/56 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pliskova 1, Kraus 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pliskova
🤖 Servebot
Kraus
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,089 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 22, 2026
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 6, 2024
Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pliskova | Kraus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Karolina Pliskova | Sinja Kraus | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 3/5 | 11% | 2/19 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 2/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 13–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.73 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -35.6% | +10.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.78u | +2.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 4 |
| Events | — | 4 |
| Matches | — | 11 |
| Distance | — | 6,637 mi · 10,681 km |
| Route | — | GEO → EGY → ROU → 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 · Last 12 months
Kraus has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Pliskova's 25%).
| Opponent | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Potapova | L 16 76 36 | W |
| Karolina Muchova | L | L 36 06 |
| Sloane Stephens | W 76 62 | L 57 36 |
| Marina Bassols Ribera | L 36 26 | W 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diana Shnaider
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Hanne Vandewinkel
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Oleksandra Oliynykova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Tereza Valentova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Marie Bouzkova
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Semifinals
Jun 20
Zeynep Sonmez
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Magda Linette
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Nikola Bartunkova
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 6
Dayana Yastremska
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Anastasia Potapova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Maya Joint
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Reese Brantmeier
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · Semifinals
Sep 26
Elena Malygina
Eupago Porto Open - Porto · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–88 matches
| Metric | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 65% |
| Sets won | 57% | 61% |
| Games won | 49% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pliskova | Kraus |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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