Lulu Sun vs Paula BadosaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇳🇿Lulu Sun
#199 · 25 yrs · Left-Handed
16w2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇪🇸Paula Badosa
#58 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Lulu Sun and Paula Badosa have met 2 times since 2025; Paula Badosa leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Badosa leads 2–0. Badosa has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sun has taken 0 sets to Badosa's 4. Their most recent meeting: Paula Badosa won at Austin 125 - Austin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sun | Badosa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lulu Sun | Paula Badosa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 85% | 11/13 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 4/18 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 19% | 6/31 | 31% | 14/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 8/20 | 51% | 19/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 6/11 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 6/15 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 11/15 | 88% | 21/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 11/15 | 83% | 20/24 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sun 0, Badosa 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🤖 Servebot
Badosa
💥 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Mar 11, 2026
Austin 125 - Austin
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 16, 2025
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 9–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.77 |
| ROI % | - | -4.9% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.64u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 10,936 mi · 17,599 km |
| Route | — | BRA → ROU |
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
Badosa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Sun's 25%).
| Opponent | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Stoiana | L 26 36 | W 64 62 |
| Anhelina Kalinina | L 46 36 | W 63 61 |
| Yulia Putintseva | L 67 26 | W 61 62 |
| Emma Navarro | W 64 64 | L 64 36 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Oceane Dodin
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Linda Klimovicova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Anhelina Kalinina
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Ella Mcdonald
Lexus Ilkley Open - Ilkley · 1st Round
Jun 9
Mary Stoiana
Lexus Birmingham Open - Birmingham · 1st Round
Jun 2
Claire Liu
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 22
Aoi Ito
French Open - Paris · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Jelena Ostapenko
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Daria Kasatkina
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Nadia Podoroska
SP Open - Sao Paulo · Semifinals
Sep 19
Mary Stoiana
SP Open - Sao Paulo · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Jazmin Ortenzi
SP Open - Sao Paulo · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Justina Mikulskyte
SP Open - Sao Paulo · 1st Round
Sep 16
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Daria Kasatkina
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–45 matches
| Metric | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 60% |
| Sets won | 44% | 59% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sun | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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