Lyubov Kostenko vs Nina SozaonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Lyubov Kostenko
Unranked · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
22w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇷🇺Nina Sozaonova
Unranked · 19 yrs
Lyubov Kostenko and Nina Sozaonova have met 1 time since 2026; Lyubov Kostenko leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kostenko has taken 2 sets to Sozaonova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Lyubov Kostenko won at W15 Sharm ElSheikh (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kostenko | Sozaonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lyubov Kostenko | Nina Sozaonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 5/7 | 64% | 9/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 4/11 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 28% | 8/29 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/2 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 2/4 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 2/3 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | 83% | 10/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 75% | 9/12 |
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 (Kostenko 1, Sozaonova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kostenko
⚙️ Grinder
Sozaonova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,352 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Nina Sozaonova.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 8, 2026
W15 Sharm ElSheikh
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.57 |
| ROI % | - | -17.5% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.05u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | CZE → USA → CRO |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kostenko and Sozaonova posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Giannini | W 60 64 | W 62 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alana Subasic
W15 Kayseri · Round of 16
Jun 4
Nicole Giannini
W15 Kayseri · Round of 32
Jun 3
Asylzhan Arystanbekova
W15 Kayseri · Round of 16
May 28
Ashmitha Easwaramurthi
W15 Kayseri · Round of 32
May 27
Galatea Ferro
W15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 20
Isabella Shinikova
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Laima Vladson
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nina Sozaonova
W15 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 32
Apr 8
Masha Lazarenko
W15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Oct 29
Agnese Gentili
W15 Monastir · 1st Round
Oct 28
Ada Kumru
W35 Monastir · 1st Round
Oct 21
Eloise Newberry
W35 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 20
Syria La Cerra
W35 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 19
Sofia Camila Rojas
W35 Monastir · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 13
Manon Singer
W35 Monastir · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 12
Haruna Arakawa
W15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–29 matches
| Metric | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 48% |
| Sets won | 44% | 47% |
| Games won | 48% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kostenko | Sozaonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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