Laura Hietaranta vs Katerina Mandelikova Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Hietaranta 1 - 0 Mandelikova

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Hietaranta has won 46.91% of points on their second serve, while Mandelikova has won 40.24%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Hietaranta, in recent form, has won 59.95% of their opponent's second serve points, while Mandelikova has won 60.19%. The same stats for first serve returns are 45.18% and 38.71% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Hietaranta has saved 52.47% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Mandelikova has saved 46.38% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Hietaranta has won 64.63% of matches played (W/L 53/ 29), with Mandelikova winning 58.33% (W/L 14/ 10) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Hietaranta has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 69% (W/L 71/ 32), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 42% (W/L 8/ 11). Mandelikova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 12/ 7), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 22/ 23).
• Player level: In the last year, Hietaranta has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 61.29% of matches (W/L 38/ 24), where as Mandelikova has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 46.15% of matches (W/L 6/ 7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Hietaranta winning 1 times and Mandelikova being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Hietaranta winning 2 and Mandelikova winning 0. The last match between Hietaranta and Mandelikova was at the W15 Bacau, 12-07-2023, First, Clay with Laura Hietaranta getting the victory 7-5 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:42:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Hietaranta and Mandelikova have played a deciding set 0 times, with Hietaranta winning 0 times and Mandelikova 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Hietaranta winning 0, and Mandelikova 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Hietaranta has played against opponents with an average rank of 237.82 while Mandelikova has played against players with an average rank of 95.54.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Hietaranta has won 55% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Mandelikova has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Hietaranta has converted 50.67% of breakpoint opportunities, and Mandelikova has converted 46.15% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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