Karolina Pliskova vs Svetlana KuznetsovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
#56 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 6–8
🇷🇺Svetlana Kuznetsova
Unranked · 40 yrs · Right-Handed
270wKarolina Pliskova and Svetlana Kuznetsova have met 5 times since 2016; Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Cincinnati in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Kuznetsova leads 3–1. Across all meetings Pliskova has taken 6 sets to Kuznetsova's 8. Their most recent meeting: Svetlana Kuznetsova won at Cincinnati (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pliskova | Kuznetsova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karolina Pliskova | Svetlana Kuznetsova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 12/19 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 4/12 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 11/31 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 35% | 6/17 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 8/14 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 78% | 7/9 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 14/16 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 12/16 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pliskova 0, Kuznetsova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pliskova
🤖 Servebot
Kuznetsova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Aug 16, 2019
Cincinnati
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 30, 2017
Eastbourne
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Mar 11, 2017
Indian Wells
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 26, 2016
Singapore
H Hard · Round Robin
Aug 19, 2016
Cincinnati
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | - |
| ROI % | -13.6% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.50u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Talia Gibson
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Caty Mcnally
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 28
Anett Kontaveit
Eastbourne International - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Victoria Azarenka
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 30
Alize Cornet
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 24
Daria Kasatkina
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · Semifinals
Mar 20
Jaqueline Cristian
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · Quarterfinals
Mar 19
Xin Yu Wang
St. Petersburg · Round of 16
Mar 18
Xi Yao Wang
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · 2nd Round
Mar 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Pliskova | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | - |
| Sets won | 58% | - |
| Games won | 50% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pliskova | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pliskova | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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