Magda Linette vs Sonay KartalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

🇵🇱Magda Linette
#78 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–1

🇬🇧Sonay Kartal
#123 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
25wMagda Linette and Sonay Kartal have met 1 time since 2026; Magda Linette leads 1–0. Across all meetings Linette has taken 2 sets to Kartal's 1. Their most recent meeting: Magda Linette won at Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Linette | Kartal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Magda Linette | Sonay Kartal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 33% | 7/21 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 10% | 2/21 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 16/42 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 31% | 4/13 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 12/28 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 14/15 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 47% | 7/15 | 69% | 9/13 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Linette 0, Kartal 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Linette
🤖 Servebot
Kartal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 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 8, 2026
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
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 | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.47 | - |
| ROI % | -34.2% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.42u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
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
Kartal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Linette's 50%).
| Opponent | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | L 57 46 | W 75 26 75 |
| Emma Navarro | W 36 63 63 | W 61 36 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Iva Jovic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Carol Zhao
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Leylah Fernandez
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Mai Hontama
Athens Open - Athens · 1st Round
Jul 13
Mirra Andreeva
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Maja Chwalinska
Boodles Tennis Challenge · -
Jun 26
Barbora Krejcikova
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Semifinals
Jun 13
Madison Keys
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 3rd Round
Mar 9
Emma Navarro
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 7
Lanlana Tararudee
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Magda Linette
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Sara Bejlek
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · Quarterfinals
Feb 5
Renata Zarazua
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 2nd Round
Feb 4
Cristina Bucsa
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 1st Round
Feb 2
Anna Kalinskaya
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–42 matches
| Metric | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 65% |
| Sets won | 44% | 63% |
| Games won | 48% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Linette | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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