Marina Melnikova vs Sonja ZhenikhovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Marina Melnikova
Unranked · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
12w1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇩🇪Sonja Zhenikhova
Unranked · 18 yrs
3Marina Melnikova and Sonja Zhenikhova have met 1 time since 2026; Marina Melnikova leads 1–0. Across all meetings Melnikova has taken 2 sets to Zhenikhova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Marina Melnikova won at Bundesliga - women (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Melnikova | Zhenikhova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marina Melnikova | Sonja Zhenikhova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/1 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/2 | 35% | 9/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 17% | 1/6 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 43% | 6/14 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 44% | 4/9 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Melnikova 1, Zhenikhova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Melnikova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhenikhova
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 60% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marina Melnikova.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 7, 2026
Bundesliga - women
C Clay · -
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Melnikova | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–8 |
| Avg odds | - | 4.32 |
| ROI % | - | -19.2% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.30u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Melnikova | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | POR |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sonja Zhenikhova
Bundesliga - women · -
Jun 7
Isabella Angelina Abendroth
Bundesliga - women · -
May 31
Marina Stakusic
San Diego Open - San Diego · 1st Round
Feb 26
Veronika Kudermetova
TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship - Istanbul · 1st Round
Apr 19
Kaja Juvan
Winners Open - Cluj-Napoca · 1st Round
Aug 2
Varvara Lepchenko
BNP Paribas Poland Open - Gdynia · 1st Round
Jul 20
Tamara Zidansek
Ladies Open Lausanne - Lausanne · 1st Round
Jul 12
Magdalena Frech
European Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 7
Anna Kmiecik
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Lola Giza
W35 Erwitte · 1st Round
Aug 19
Anna Siskova
W50 Hamburg · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Laura Mair
W50 Hamburg · 1st Round
Aug 11
Maileen Nuudi
W15 Savitaipale · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Margaux Komano
W15 Savitaipale · 1st Round
Jul 29
Marie Mettraux
W15 Nogent-sur-Marne · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Elsa Bonelli
W15 Nogent-sur-Marne · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–26 matches
| Metric | Melnikova | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 31% |
| Sets won | 50% | 34% |
| Games won | 57% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Melnikova | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Melnikova | Zhenikhova |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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