Malaika Rapolu vs Paula CembranosPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Malaika Rapolu and Paula Cembranos have met 1 time since 2026; Malaika Rapolu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Rapolu has taken 2 sets to Cembranos's 0. Their most recent meeting: Malaika Rapolu won at W50 Evora (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rapolu | Cembranos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Malaika Rapolu | Paula Cembranos | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 87% | 40/46 | 68% | 19/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 46% | 12/26 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 18/72 | 33% | 17/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 72% | 33/46 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 11/21 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 5/11 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 42/47 | 88% | 22/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 40/47 | 76% | 19/25 |
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 (Rapolu 1, Cembranos 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rapolu
👑 The Complete Package
Cembranos
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,228 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Malaika Rapolu.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 8, 2026
W50 Evora
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rapolu | Cembranos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Malaika Rapolu | Paula Cembranos | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 16/24 | 50% | 8/16 |
| 3 or more | 21% | 5/24 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 5 or more | 4% | 1/24 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/24 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–8 | 10–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.68 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | -1.1% | -10.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | -1.88u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GEO → TUR → UKR | KAZ → ECU → TUN |
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 Rapolu and Cembranos posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| Lois Newberry | W 61 61 | W |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Arantxa Rus
W50 Lexington · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Dalayna Hewitt
W50 Lexington · 1st Round
Oct 6
Tatjana Maria
W100 Templeton · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Akasha Urhobo
W100 Templeton · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Carmen Andreea Herea
W100 Templeton · 1st Round
Sep 30
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Noma Noha Akugue
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Chris Werner
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Kateryna Lazarenko
W35 Lagos · 1st Round
Oct 6
Jasmijn Gimbrere
W75 Quinta do Lago · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
W50 Yecla · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Esther Lopez Alcaraz
W50 Yecla · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Seda Baslilar
W75 Le Neubourg · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Charlotte Maurey
W75 Le Neubourg · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Malaika Rapolu
W50 Evora · 1st Round
Sep 8
Zoziya Kardava
W50 Evora · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–72 matches
| Metric | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 55% |
| Sets won | 64% | 54% |
| Games won | 57% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rapolu | Cembranos |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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