Lourdes Ayala and Natalia Sousa Salazar have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Lourdes Ayala won at Monastir 41 ITF (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ayala
🛡️ The Spoiler
Salazar
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 65% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,798 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Natalia Sousa Salazar.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ayala | Salazar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lourdes Ayala | Natalia Sousa Salazar | ||
| 1 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/4 | 0% | 0/6 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ayala | Salazar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 4.48 | 4.38 |
| ROI % | +138.4% | +36.9% |
| Units P/L | +12.46u | +3.32u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ayala has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Salazar's 0%).
| Opponent | Ayala | Salazar |
|---|---|---|
| Chiara Fornasieri | W | L |
| Aurora Urso | L | L 36 57 |
| Marjorie Souza | L 16 63 26 | L 46 06 |
| Lan Mi | L 64 36 46 | L 26 57 |
Last five matches per player
Natalia Sousa Salazar
Monastir 41 ITF ·
Jun 25
Livia Keller
Monastir 41 ITF ·
Jun 24
Sun Min Ha
Monastir 40 ITF ·
Jun 16
Victoria Milovanova
Monastir 39 ITF ·
Jun 13
Chiara Fornasieri
Monastir 39 ITF ·
Jun 12
Lucie Pawlak
Monastir 39 ITF ·
Jun 11
Maddalena Giordano
Monastir 39 ITF ·
Jun 10
Aurora Urso
Monastir 38 ITF ·
Jun 3
Lourdes Ayala
Monastir 41 ITF ·
Jun 25
Joody Elkady
Monastir 41 ITF ·
Jun 24
Lois Newberry
Monastir 40 ITF ·
Jun 18
Lauren Seye
Monastir 40 ITF ·
Jun 17
Chiara Fornasieri
Monastir 39 ITF ·
Jun 10
Maria Andrienko
Monastir 38 ITF ·
Jun 4
Lois Newberry
Monastir 38 ITF ·
Jun 2
Maria Andrienko
W15 Monastir · Round of 16
Jun 1
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 21–27 matches
| Metric | Ayala | Salazar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 14% | 41% |
| Sets won | 21% | 40% |
| Games won | 39% | 43% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ayala | Salazar |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ayala | Salazar |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
