Leylah Fernandez vs Mccartney KesslerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#25 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
Title1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#95 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
7wLeylah Fernandez and Mccartney Kessler have met 1 time since 2026; Mccartney Kessler leads 1–0. Across all meetings Fernandez has taken 0 sets to Kessler's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mccartney Kessler won at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fernandez | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Leylah Fernandez | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 22/32 | 67% | 14/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 27% | 6/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 18/58 | 30% | 13/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 20/40 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 10/18 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 5/17 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 27/34 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 22/34 | 70% | 14/20 |
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 (Fernandez 0, Kessler 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
🤖 Servebot
Kessler
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Feb 3, 2026
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Fernandez | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Leylah Fernandez | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 100% | 5/5 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 60% | 3/5 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 40% | 2/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/5 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | 1.83 |
| ROI % | +32.2% | -77.0% |
| Units P/L | +5.15u | -3.85u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 3,433 mi · 5,525 km | — |
| Route | SGP → ROU → CZE | — |
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
Fernandez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Kessler's 30%).
| Opponent | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | W 64 36 63 | L 26 26 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 62 75 | L 16 76 16 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 61 46 36 | L 06 26 |
| Renata Zarazua | W 62 62 | L 46 16 |
| Janice Tjen | L 16 67 | W 62 61 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | L 46 67 | L 67 06 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 36 06 | L 67 16 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 36 64 | W 26 64 62 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 76 36 61 | W 64 64 |
| Iva Jovic | W 36 63 62 | L 67 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 12
Kamilla Rakhimova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Talia Gibson
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Final
Sep 27
Maja Chwalinska
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Semifinals
Sep 26
Mirra Andreeva
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Alycia Parks
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Kyoka Okamura
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 21
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Ekaterina Alexandrova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–58 matches
| Metric | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 49% |
| Sets won | 54% | 48% |
| Games won | 53% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fernandez | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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