Katerina Tsygourova vs Ziva FalknerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Katerina Tsygourova and Ziva Falkner have met 1 time since 2026; Katerina Tsygourova leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Tsygourova leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Tsygourova has taken 2 sets to Falkner's 0. Their most recent meeting: Katerina Tsygourova won at W15 Osijek (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tsygourova | Falkner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Katerina Tsygourova | Ziva Falkner | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 35/42 | 80% | 8/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 14/34 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 21/76 | 29% | 4/14 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 22/35 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 69% | 24/35 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 6/12 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 40/48 | 91% | 10/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 35/48 | 73% | 8/11 |
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 (Tsygourova 1, Falkner 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tsygourova
⚔️ The Gladiator
Falkner
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 7,862 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 7, 2026
W15 Osijek
C Clay · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–10 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.24 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -13.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.72u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SRB → POR → SUI | BEL |
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 1 shared opponent, both Tsygourova and Falkner posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| Arabella Koller | W 62 61 | W 61 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sara Cakarevic
Lisboa Belem Open - Lisbon · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Aurora Zantedeschi
W35 Seville · Quarterfinals
Oct 8
Gabriela Ce
W35 Seville · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Amandine Hesse
W35 Seville · 1st Round
Oct 6
Veronika Erjavec
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Aneta Laboutkova
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Tayisiya Morderger
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Elena Korokozidi
W50 Pazardzhik · 1st Round
Sep 15
Anita Sahdiieva
W35 Las Vegas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Ruth Roura Llaverias
W15 Krsko · Semifinals
Jul 18
Veritsa Yaneva
W15 Krsko · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Maria Andrienko
W15 Krsko · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Eleejah Inisan
W15 Krsko · 1st Round
Jul 15
Katerina Tsygourova
W15 Osijek · Final
Jun 7
Kali Supova
W15 Osijek · Semifinals
Jun 6
Sabina Barbulescu
Osijek ITF · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–76 matches
| Metric | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 71% |
| Sets won | 57% | 69% |
| Games won | 54% | 58% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tsygourova | Falkner |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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