Valeriya Strakhova and Ana Candiotto will square off in the 1st round of the SP Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on QUADRA 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valeriya Strakhova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Valeriya Strakhova is the pick to win this match.
Valeriya Strakhova -> 1.24
Ana Candiotto -> 4.05

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Prediction and head to head Valeriya Strakhova vs. Ana Candiotto

This will be the 4th time that Valeriya Strakhova and Ana Candiotto clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Strakhova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Strakhova won 6-0 6-1 in the 2nd round in the W60 Feira de Santana back in 2023.

Valeriya Strakhova

Valeriya Strakhova

18 - 21win/loss

Hard
0-2
I Hard
0-1
Clay
18-18
Rank
342
High
231
LLLLLLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 19-31 1-6 18-24 0-1 0-0 0-0
2024 27-35 4-7 22-26 1-2 0-0 0-0
2023 49-40 4-6 44-32 1-1 0-0 0-1
2022 28-34 1-9 26-23 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 26-37 6-7 17-25 3-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 303, Strakhova will start her run in Sao Paulo after she played her last match in the W75 Vienna where she lost 6-1 2-0 ret. to Kung in the 1st round on the 3rd of September.

Valeriya has an overall 18-21 win-loss record in 2025, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was winning the title the W50 Chihuahua where she beat Carolina Meligeni Alves in the final 5-7 6-2 6-4.

Talking about her overall career, The Ukrainian has an overall 281-314 record. She has a negative 83-98 record on hard.

Previously in Sao Paulo

The Ukrainian has never competed in this tournament before.

Sao Paulo
Strakhova's Record

Ana Candiotto

Ana Candiotto

16 - 17win/loss

Clay
16-17
Rank
479
High
456
LLLWLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-24 1-1 19-23 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 30-31 4-6 26-25 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 31-33 6-8 25-25 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 16-18 5-8 11-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 593, Ana will start her run in Sao Paulo after she played her last match in the W35 Cuiaba where she lost 4-6 6-3 6-1 to Shaikh in the semifinal on the 6th of September.

Ana has an aggregate 16-17 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on hard.

The Brazilian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in W15 Santiago and the W35 Cuiaba.

In terms of her career, Ana has an overall 95-103 record. She has a negative 15-22 record on hard.

Previously in Sao Paulo

Ana has never competed in this tournament before.

Sao Paulo
Candiotto's Record

Tennis Scores in Sao Paulo

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