Mai Hontama and Kristina Penickova will clash against each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on Court 11. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mai Hontama who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Mai Hontama is the pick to win this match.
Mai Hontama -> 1.45
Kristina Penickova -> 2.67

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Prediction and head to head Mai Hontama vs. Kristina Penickova

There is no head to head record between Mai Hontama and Kristina Penickova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Mai Hontama

Ranked no. 180, the Japanese will start her run at the U.S. Open after she played her last match in the Warsaw where she lost 6-4 4-6 6-2 to Jimenez in the 2^nd round on the 30^th of July.

The Japanese has a compiled 18-21 win-loss record in 2025, 10-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Mai’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the W75 Trnava.

Talking about her overall career, Mai has an overall 282-197 record. She has a positive 211-137 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. See her history.

Kristina Penickova

Ranked no. 834 (career-high), Penickova will start her run at the New York after she played her last match in the W35 Florence where she lost 6-2 6-4 to Cayetano in the 2^nd round on the 24^th of July.

The American has a compiled 10-8 win-loss record in 2025, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Penickova’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in W15 Monastir.

In terms of her career, Kristina has an overall 16-16 record. She has a negative 11-12 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See her history.

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