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Marilouise Van Zyl vs Polina LeykinaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

MV

🇿🇦Marilouise Van Zyl

#866 · 20 yrs

6w3
0–2

2 meetings · sets 0–4

PL

🇷🇺Polina Leykina

#664 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed

4

Marilouise Van Zyl and Polina Leykina have met 2 times since 2026; Polina Leykina leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W15 Hillcrest in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Leykina leads 2–0. Leykina has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Zyl has taken 0 sets to Leykina's 4. Their most recent meeting: Polina Leykina won at W35 Hillcrest (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorVan ZylLeykina
Wins in straight sets57%89%
Wins a set when losing0%27%
Goes to a deciding set35%17%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite100%83%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog70%53%
Tiebreak sets won57%100%
Wins after taking set 1100%95%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 173%89%

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 (Van Zyl 0, Leykina 2).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Zyl

⚔️ The Gladiator

Physical intensityBalanced gameStrong in deciding setsCompetitive fighter
vs

Leykina

🧱 The Wall

Elite returnerLow unforced errorsExtreme consistencyPhysical endurance

Matchup analysis

The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 61% vs 🧱 The Wall across 1,661 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marilouise Van Zyl.

The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.

Previous meetings

2 career meetings, newest first

Jul 9, 2026

W35 Hillcrest

H Hard · 2nd Round

57
36
Leykina

Jul 4, 2026

W15 Hillcrest

H Hard · Semifinals

36
16
Leykina

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeZylLeykina
1 or more55%24%
3 or more18%0%
5 or more0%0%
10 or more0%0%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricZylLeykina
W-L7–316–4
Avg odds1.882.43
ROI %+18.5%+59.0%
Units P/L+1.85u+11.80u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricZylLeykina
Countries—2
Events—2
Matches—3
Distance——
Route—SVK → TUN

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

Zyl has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Leykina's 67%).

OpponentZylLeykina
Jahnie Van Zyl
W
64
64
W
63
57
63
Valentina Khrebtova
W
60
62
L
62
36
16
Abigayel Vosloo
W
62
61
W
62
61

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Zyl
LWWWWLWL
L

Astrid Cirotte

W15 Hillcrest · Final

16
617

Jul 19

W

Jahnie Van Zyl

W15 Hillcrest · Semifinals

64
64

Jul 18

W

Valentina Khrebtova

W15 Hillcrest · Quarterfinals

60
62

Jul 17

W

Morgan Jordaan

W15 Hillcrest · 2nd Round

62
61

Jul 16

W

Abigayel Vosloo

W15 Hillcrest · 1st Round

62
61

Jul 14

L

Polina Leykina

W35 Hillcrest · 2nd Round

57
36

Jul 9

W

Isabella Wong

W35 Hillcrest · 1st Round

61
36
64

Jul 8

L

Polina Leykina

W15 Hillcrest · Semifinals

36
16

Jul 4

Leykina
WWLLWWWW
W

Sofia Shapatava

W35 Krakow · 2nd Round

63
61

Aug 19

W

Sandra Samir

W35 Krakow · 1st Round

63
63

Aug 18

L

Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur

W35 Bydgoszcz · 1st Round

06
16

Aug 12

L

Valentina Khrebtova

W15 Hillcrest · 1st Round

62
36
16

Jul 15

W

Jana Hossam Salah

W35 Hillcrest · Final

64
62

Jul 12

W

Ksenia Smirnova

W35 Hillcrest · Semifinals

63
63

Jul 11

W

Jenny Duerst

W35 Hillcrest · Quarterfinals

75
61

Jul 10

W

Marilouise Van Zyl

W35 Hillcrest · 2nd Round

75
63

Jul 9

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ ZylLeykina ahead↓ Leykina

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–30 matches

MetricZylLeykina
Matches won82%63%
Sets won70%63%
Games won58%54%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageZylLeykina
ITF W3501
ITF W1501

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceZylLeykina
Hard02

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Marilouise Van Zyl vs Polina Leykina FAQ

Polina Leykina leads the head-to-head 2–0 over 2 meetings.