Kiara Nina Kucikova vs Zara DarkenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kiara Nina Kucikova and Zara Darken have met 1 time since 2026; Kiara Nina Kucikova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kucikova has taken 2 sets to Darken's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kiara Nina Kucikova won at W35 San Gregorio (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nina Kucikova | Darken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kiara Nina Kucikova | Zara Darken | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 6/12 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 10% | 1/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 11/26 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 1/3 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 8/11 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 55% | 6/11 | 60% | 3/5 |
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 (Nina Kucikova 1, Darken 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kucikova
🧱 The Wall
Darken
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 73% vs 🏃 Pusher across 938 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kiara Nina Kucikova.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 9, 2026
W35 San Gregorio
C Clay · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kucikova | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 4.07 | - |
| ROI % | -69.4% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.47u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kucikova | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | FRA → ROU → FRA | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sofia Avataneo
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Oct 7
Yuliya Hatouka
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 30
Sarafina Hansen
W35 Sharm ElSheikh · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Varvara Safonova
W35 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Isabelle Cherny
W15 Badalona · 1st Round
Sep 2
Maryia Kolas
W15 Badalona · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Kristina Samardzic
W15 Badalona · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Anastasia Safta
W35 Bistrita · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Valentina Vachkova
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Kiara Nina Kucikova
W35 San Gregorio · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 9
Kiara Nina Kucikova
San Gregorio 3 ITF
Jun 9
Cecilia Maria Stella Ferrazzoli
W35 San Gregorio · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Karla Popovic
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Apr 29
Denise Valente
W15 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Apr 21
Ariadna Garcia Patron Canals
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Alexia Trasca
W15 Monastir · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 19
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–26 matches
| Metric | Kucikova | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 33% |
| Sets won | 46% | 33% |
| Games won | 49% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kucikova | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kucikova | Darken |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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