Maia Ilinca Burcescu vs Sonja ZhenikhovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Maia Ilinca Burcescu
Unranked · 16 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇩🇪Sonja Zhenikhova
#794 · 18 yrs
3Maia Ilinca Burcescu and Sonja Zhenikhova have met 1 time since 2026; Maia Ilinca Burcescu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Burcescu has taken 2 sets to Zhenikhova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Maia Ilinca Burcescu won at W15 Constanta (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ilinca Burcescu | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maia Ilinca Burcescu | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 90% | 9/10 | 76% | 13/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 89% | 8/9 | 30% | 7/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 47% | 9/19 | 28% | 11/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 5/9 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 3/3 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 3/3 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 9/12 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 9/12 | 72% | 13/18 |
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 (Ilinca Burcescu 1, Zhenikhova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Burcescu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhenikhova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Maia Ilinca Burcescu and Sonja Zhenikhova are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 24, 2026
W15 Constanta
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Burcescu | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maia Ilinca Burcescu | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| 1 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 74% | 20/27 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 37% | 10/27 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 11% | 3/27 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/27 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/27 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/27 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 18–10 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.53 |
| ROI % | -31.6% | +26.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.53u | +7.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 10 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → FRA → AUT | USA → FRA → AUT |
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
Burcescu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zhenikhova's 67%).
| Opponent | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Raya Markova | W 60 62 | W 75 62 |
| Patricia Georgiana Goina | W 06 76 61 | L 36 06 |
| Margaux Komano | W 60 20 | W 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sarah Van Emst
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Raya Markova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Tara Wuerth
W15 Varna · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Tara Wuerth
W15 Varna · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Briyana Ivanova
W15 Varna · 1st Round
Sep 30
Anne Schaefer
W15 Constanta · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Sonja Zhenikhova
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Georgia Andreea Craciun
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 23
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Elizara Yaneva
W50 Burgas · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Valeria Garnevska
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Oana Georgeta Simion
W50 Burgas · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Andreya Glushkova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Giulia Safina Popa
W15 Varna · Final
Oct 4
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas
W15 Varna · Semifinals
Oct 3
Tara Wuerth
W15 Varna · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–40 matches
| Metric | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 43% |
| Sets won | 60% | 45% |
| Games won | 53% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Burcescu | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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