Kristina Novak vs Warona MdlulwaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇸🇮Kristina Novak
#685 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
5w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇿🇦Warona Mdlulwa
Unranked · 26 yrs
3Kristina Novak and Warona Mdlulwa have met 1 time since 2026; Kristina Novak leads 1–0. Across all meetings Novak has taken 2 sets to Mdlulwa's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kristina Novak won at W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Novak | Mdlulwa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kristina Novak | Warona Mdlulwa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 6/7 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 9/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 10/23 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 8/12 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 4/6 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 47% | 7/15 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 40% | 6/15 | 50% | 2/4 |
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 (Novak 1, Mdlulwa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Novak
💥 Big Hitter
Mdlulwa
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 72% vs 🏃 Pusher across 828 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kristina Novak.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 21, 2026
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.71 | 8.82 |
| ROI % | -19.2% | +258.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.96u | +5.16u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | AUT → BIH |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Novak has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Mdlulwa's 0%).
| Opponent | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| Noemi Maines | W 63 67 75 | L 46 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Carmen Gallardo Guevara
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Final
Jul 26
Noemi Maines
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Semifinals
Jul 25
Lucia Rodriguez
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Warona Mdlulwa
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 1st Round
Jul 21
Diana Marcinkevica
Guimaraes ITF
Jun 9
Elizabeth Coleman
Montemor-O-Novo ITF
Jun 1
Elizabeth Jurna
Montemor-O-Novo ITF
May 31
Eva Vedder
W50 Portoroz · 1st Round
May 19
Kateryna Diatlova
W15 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Kateryna Diatlova
W15 Hurghada · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Selina Atay
W15 Hurghada · 1st Round
Aug 26
Anet Angelika Koskel
W15 Logrono · 1st Round
Aug 19
Kristina Novak
W15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 1st Round
Jul 21
Martina Okalova
W50 Chihuahua 1 · 1st Round
Mar 17
Maria Fernanda Navarro
W35 Huamantla · Round of 32
Mar 11
Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva
W35 Huamantla 1 · 1st Round
Mar 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–23 matches
| Metric | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 30% | 36% |
| Sets won | 41% | 31% |
| Games won | 47% | 37% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Novak | Mdlulwa |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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