Ana Bogdan and Karolina Pliskova will square off in the final of the Transylvania Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday 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 Karolina Pliskova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.52
Ana Bogdan -> 2.54
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Prediction and head to head Ana Bogdan vs. Karolina Pliskova
This will be the 4th time that Ana Bogdan and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Pliskova won 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the qualifications in Doha back in 2023.
Ana Bogdan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-24 | 11-12 | 5-9 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 5-9 | 17-7 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-17 | 4-3 | 20-8 | 11-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-19 | 7-7 | 7-6 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-8 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 65, Bogdan reached the final after defeating Alycia Parks 7-5 7-5, Erika Andreeva 6-4 6-4, Arantxa Rus 3-6 7-66 7-65 and Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 3-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, Bogdan defeated Cristian (6-3 3-6 6-4).During the match, Bogdan scored less points (2) than Cristian. In fact, the world no. 65 won 92 points vs Cristian’s. That means that Bogdan was more focused during the important points. Ana was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bogdan bagged 6 aces and she was very solid in conceding no double faults. Ana Bogdan lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Bogdan put 63% of her first serves in, winning 66% (38/58) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the 2nd serve. Bogdan broke Cristian 4 times after converting 31% of her break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ana has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points she played.
Bogdan has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (262-176). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Bogdan has an aggregate 53-32 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Ana’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Napoca.
The Romanian has an overall 6-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cluj-Napoca
Karolina Pliskova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 10-10 | 1-3 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 19-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-21 | 12-9 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-19 | 23-12 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-8 | 9-5 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 78, Pliskova reached the final after beating Sinja Kraus 6-4 7-66, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-2 6-1, Sara Errani 6-2 6-0 and Harriet Dart 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, Karolina had a good straight sets win against Dart (6-3 6-3). During the match Pliskova scored 68 points vs Dart’s 52. Pliskova was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Pliskova bagged 2 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Karolina Pliskova lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Pliskova put 63% of her first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (9/21) on the 2nd serve. Karolina broke Dart 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pliskova hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
Pliskova’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Napoca.
The Czech has an overall 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cluj
Pliskova has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bogdan | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 107 | 70 |
| Pts | 353-332 | 256-185 |
| Total Points | 685 | 441 |
| Winners | 135 | 99 |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% |
Both Bogdan and Pliskova played 4 matches. At the moment, Ana Bogdan surrendered 2 sets while Karolina Pliskova hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Bogdan has played 2 sets more than Pliskova (10 vs 8). Therefore, Bogdan played 37 games more than Pliskova. Bogdan scored 135 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Pliskova recorded 99 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bogdan | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 212/333 | 127/213 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 135/212 | 99/127 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 65/121 | 40/86 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 47% |
Bogdan bagged 18 aces (4.5 per match). Pliskova managed to score 22 aces (5.5 per match). Bogdan won 64% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Pliskova won 78% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bogdan | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 19 |
| Converted | 19/38 | 19/35 |
| % Converted | 50% | 54% |
| Conceded | 46 | 10 |
| Saved | 31 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 15 | 5 |
Ana broke her opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Romanian dropped her serve 15 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. Karolina broke her opponents 19 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bogdan | ||||||
| R1 Parks |
R2 Andreeva |
1/4 Rus |
1/2 Cristian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 7-66 7-65 | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 107 | |
| pts | 80-66 | 66-56 | 115-116 | 92-94 | 353-332 | |
| Total points | 146 | 122 | 231 | 186 | 685 | |
| Winners | 32 | 21 | 44 | 38 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% | 38% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 49/68 | 35/62 | 70/111 | 58/92 | 212/333 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 56% | 63% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 32/49 | 21/35 | 44/70 | 38/58 | 135/212 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 60% | 63% | 66% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 16/27 | 21/41 | 18/34 | 65/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 59% | 51% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/8 | 5/10 | 4/13 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 63% | 50% | 31% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 46 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 5/8 | 12/18 | 8/11 | 31 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 63% | 67% | 73% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Pliskova | ||||||
| R1 Kraus |
R2 Camila Osorio Serrano |
1/4 Errani |
1/2 Dart |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 70 | |
| pts | 77-73 | 52-28 | 59-32 | 68-52 | 256-185 | |
| Total points | 150 | 80 | 91 | 120 | 441 | |
| Winners | 38 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 33% | 34% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 49/75 | 21/38 | 22/44 | 35/56 | 127/213 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 55% | 50% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 38/49 | 17/21 | 20/22 | 24/35 | 99/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 81% | 91% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/26 | 10/17 | 12/22 | 9/21 | 40/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 59% | 55% | 43% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 5/9 | 19/35 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 63% | 56% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 100% | 0% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
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