Oleksandra Oliynykova and Mayar Sherif will play each other in the semifinal of the UniCredit Iasi Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Oleksandra Oliynykova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Oleksandra Oliynykova is the pick to win this match.
Oleksandra Oliynykova -> 1.9
Mayar Sherif -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Oleksandra Oliynykova vs. Mayar Sherif
This will be the 4th time that Oleksandra Oliynykova and Mayar Sherif fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Oliynykova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Oliynykova won 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Napoca back in February 2026.
Oleksandra Oliynykova
20 - 13win/loss
47
41
LLWLWLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-20 | 3-6 | 19-10 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 59-21 | 0-1 | 58-17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-21 | 0-0 | 40-18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-18 | 2-2 | 42-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-15 | 1-3 | 24-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 52, Oliynykova reached the semifinal after beating Ipek Oz 7-6(1) 7-6(5), Elena Pridankina 6-1 6-2 and Clara Burel 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, The Ukrainian had a good straight sets win against Burel (6-4 7-5). During the match, Oliynykova scored 83 points vs Burel’s 72. The Ukrainian was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Oliynykova couldn’t to score even 1 ace in the match and she committed only 4 double faults. Oleksandra Oliynykova lost the serve 7 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Oliynykova put 74% of her first serves in, winning 48% (25/52) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (6/18) on the 2nd serve. Oliynykova broke Burel 9 times after converting 60% of her break points (9/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points she played.
WTA Iasi - Oleksandra Oliynykova's projected path
Oliynykova has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 67% of her matches (304-151). 17-9 on clay in 2026. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Oliynykova has a compiled 285-126 record in the last years on clay.
Oliynykova’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Antalya.
Oleksandra has a compiled 20-13 win-loss record in 2026, 17-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Iasi
Oliynykova has never competed in this tournament before.
Mayar Sherif
28 - 15win/loss
52
31
LLLWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-18 | 1-4 | 32-12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-26 | 1-6 | 35-16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-23 | 0-6 | 36-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-25 | 4-12 | 24-10 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 1-12 | 26-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 97, Mayar got to the semifinal after defeating Dalma Galfi 6-2 6-0, Kaitlin Quevedo 6-3 7-6(2) and Yulia Putintseva 6-2 3-6 7-6(5).
In the quarter, Mayar defeated Putintseva (6-2 3-6 7-65). During the match Sherif scored 102 points vs Putintseva’s 100. Mayar was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Sherif wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Mayar Sherif lost the serve 6 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sherif put 79% of her first serves in, winning 55% (46/84) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Mayar broke Putintseva 6 times after converting 43% of her break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sherif has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
WTA Iasi - Mayar Sherif's projected path
Her best result of the season was winning the title the Brescia where she beat Xiyu Wang in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Contrexeville where she overcame Jeline Vandromme in the final 3-6 7-6(0) 7-5.
Mayar has a composed 28-15 win-loss record in 2026, 27-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Oliynykova | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 66 |
| Pts | 229-194 | 242-205 |
| Total Points | 423 | 447 |
| Winners | 87 | 110 |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% |
Both Oliynykova and Sherif played 3 matches. At the moment, Mayar Sherif conceded 1 set while Oleksandra Oliynykova hasn’t conceded a set so far. Oliynykova has played 1 set(s) less than Sherif (6 vs 7). Therefore, Oliynykova played 3 games less than Sherif. Oleksandra scored 87 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Egyptian blasted 110 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Oliynykova | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 151/206 | 183/229 |
| %1st in | 73% | 80% |
| 1st pts | 87/151 | 110/183 |
| %1st pts | 58% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 24/55 | 21/46 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 46% |
Oliynykova scored 1 ace (0.3 per match). Sherif also blasted 1 ace (0.3 per match). Oliynykova won 58% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Sherif won 60% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Oliynykova | Sherif |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 17 |
| Converted | 19/34 | 17/30 |
| % Converted | 56% | 57% |
| Conceded | 30 | 22 |
| Saved | 18 | 12 |
| % Saved | 60% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 10 |
Oliynykova broke her opponents 19 times with a 56% conversion rate. Oliynykova surrendered her serve 12 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. The Egyptian broke her opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Egyptian conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.
| Oliynykova | |||||
| R1 Oz |
R2 Pridankina |
1/4 Burel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 7-65 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 15 | 22 | 63 | |
| pts | 87-85 | 59-37 | 83-72 | 229-194 | |
| Total points | 172 | 96 | 155 | 423 | |
| Winners | 40 | 22 | 25 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% | 30% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 67/91 | 32/45 | 52/70 | 151/206 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 71% | 74% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 40/67 | 22/32 | 25/52 | 87/151 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 69% | 48% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 5/13 | 6/18 | 24/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 38% | 33% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 7/14 | 9/15 | 19/34 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 60% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 4/6 | 5/12 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | 42% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| Sherif | |||||
| R1 Galfi |
R2 Quevedo |
1/4 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-3 7-62 | 6-2 3-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 22 | 30 | 66 | |
| pts | 62-40 | 78-65 | 102-100 | 242-205 | |
| Total points | 102 | 143 | 202 | 447 | |
| Winners | 25 | 39 | 46 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 50% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 38/49 | 61/74 | 84/106 | 183/229 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 82% | 79% | 80% | |
| 1st pts | 25/38 | 39/61 | 46/84 | 110/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 64% | 55% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/11 | 5/13 | 11/22 | 21/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 38% | 50% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/8 | 6/14 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 63% | 43% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 7/10 | 3/9 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 70% | 33% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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