Kira Pavlova and Zeel Desai have met 1 time since 2025; Zeel Desai leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Zeel Desai won at W15 Nakhon Pathom (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pavlova
⚔️ The Gladiator
Desai
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 5,877 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pavlova | Desai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kira Pavlova | Zeel Desai | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 4/8 | 91% | 10/11 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 27% | 3/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 27% | 3/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pavlova | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 7–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 1.43 |
| ROI % | -35.6% | -31.3% |
| Units P/L | -3.20u | -3.44u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Ya Yi Yang
Wuning 4 ITF ·
Jun 9
Varvara Panshina
Wuning 3 ITF ·
Jun 2
Varvara Panshina
W50 Wuning · Round of 32
Jun 1
Marta Mariani
Monastir 35 ITF ·
May 14
Matilde Mariani
W35 Monastir · Round of 16
May 11
Gaia Squarcialupi
W35 Monastir · Round of 32
May 11
Victoria Milovanova
W35 Monastir · Round of 32
May 4
Katherine Sebov
W75 Calvi · Round of 16
Apr 6
Diae El Jardi
Mohammedia ITF ·
Jun 17
Ekaterina Perelygina
Casablanca 2 ITF ·
Jun 11
Alina Mokrynska
Casablanca 2 ITF ·
Jun 10
Diae El Jardi
Casablanca ITF ·
Jun 3
Diae El Jardi
W15 Casablanca · Round of 32
Jun 1
Jennifer Luikham
W35 Tumkur · Round of 16
May 4
Jeetesh Kumari
W35 Tumkur · Round of 32
May 4
Arina Arifullina
W35 Tumkur · Quarterfinals
May 4
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–49 matches
| Metric | Pavlova | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 67% |
| Sets won | 64% | 66% |
| Games won | 54% | 58% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pavlova | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pavlova | Desai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
