WTA 500 · Semifinals · Osaka
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Valentova
🪃 Counterpuncher
Cristian
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 370 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Tereza Valentova here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Valentova | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.94 | 1.78 |
| ROI % | -58.8% | +48.6% |
| Units P/L | -2.35u | +2.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Valentova
0
Cristian
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Valentova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Cristian's 17%).
| Opponent | Valentova | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| Maya Joint | W 64 64 | W 06 62 75 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 16 46 | L 26 36 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 36 | L 46 36 |
| Marie Bouzkova | L 46 57 | L 46 36 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 06 75 36 | L 36 57 |
| Rebecca Sramkova | W 76 75 | L 36 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Valentova | Cristian |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.7% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 60.9% | 65.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50% | 46.6% |
| Aces / Match | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.6% | 54.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.8% | 34% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61.9% | 52.4% |
| BP Converted % | 44% | 43.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.5% | 49.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Tereza Valentova and Jaqueline Cristian face off in the Semifinals at Osaka on Hard.
Tereza Valentova leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Tereza Valentova is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Coco Gauff (May 5).
Jaqueline Cristian is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Victoria Mboko (May 17).
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