Paula Badosa vs Taylor TownsendPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Paula Badosa
#83 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
5w2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇺🇸Taylor Townsend
#95 · 30 yrs · Left-Handed
Paula Badosa and Taylor Townsend have met 2 times since 2024; Paula Badosa leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Badosa leads 2–0. Badosa has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Badosa has taken 4 sets to Townsend's 0. Their most recent meeting: Paula Badosa won at U.S. Open - New York (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Badosa | Townsend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Paula Badosa | Taylor Townsend | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 78% | 18/23 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 8/16 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 13/39 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 17/31 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 7/12 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 18/23 | 75% | 9/12 |
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 (Badosa 2, Townsend 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Badosa
💥 Big Hitter
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 15, 2024
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Badosa | Townsend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Paula Badosa | Taylor Townsend | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 16/17 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 12/17 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 5 or more | 35% | 6/17 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 6% | 1/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–4 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 2.75 |
| ROI % | +18.2% | -7.0% |
| Units P/L | +3.09u | -0.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| 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
Badosa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Townsend's 33%).
| Opponent | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 26 | L 36 46 |
| Marie Bouzkova | L 63 36 46 | W 76 75 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 26 62 75 | L 63 16 46 |
| Coco Gauff | W 16 63 62 | L 46 06 |
| Iva Jovic | L 26 16 | L 57 26 |
| Lulu Sun | W 61 76 | W 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mayar Sherif
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Panna Udvardy
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Katarzyna Kawa
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 22
Tamara Zidansek
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · Semifinals
Jul 18
Panna Udvardy
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Alevtina Ibragimova
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Anhelina Kalinina
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Simona Waltert
Nordea Open - Bastad · Final
Jul 11
Elena Rybakina
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Marie Bouzkova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Tereza Valentova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 21
Martina Trevisan
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–39 matches
| Metric | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 50% |
| Sets won | 59% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Badosa | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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