Sloane Stephens vs Svetlana KuznetsovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#208 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
44 meetings · sets 4–7
🇷🇺Svetlana Kuznetsova
Unranked · 40 yrs · Right-Handed
270wSloane Stephens and Svetlana Kuznetsova have met 4 times since 2015; Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Indian Wells in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kuznetsova leads 2–1. Kuznetsova has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Stephens has taken 4 sets to Kuznetsova's 7. Their most recent meeting: Svetlana Kuznetsova won at Cincinnati (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Stephens | Kuznetsova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sloane Stephens | Svetlana Kuznetsova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 5/7 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 7/25 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 1/5 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 9/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 1/2 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | — | |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Stephens 0, Kuznetsova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Kuznetsova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,327 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 15, 2019
Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 16
Jun 29, 2016
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 32
Oct 7, 2015
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 11, 2015
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.00 | - |
| ROI % | +8.3% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.83u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Stephens | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | — |
| Events | 4 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 1,730 mi · 2,784 km | — |
| Route | ECU → CAN → POL → ESP | — |
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
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Solana Sierra
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Darja Vidmanova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 28
Anett Kontaveit
Eastbourne International - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Victoria Azarenka
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 30
Alize Cornet
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 24
Daria Kasatkina
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · Semifinals
Mar 20
Jaqueline Cristian
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · Quarterfinals
Mar 19
Xin Yu Wang
St. Petersburg · Round of 16
Mar 18
Xi Yao Wang
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg · 2nd Round
Mar 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–25 matches
| Metric | Stephens | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 28% | - |
| Sets won | 33% | - |
| Games won | 42% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Stephens | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Stephens | Kuznetsova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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