WTA ChennaiWTA 250Round of 16hardbest of three sets
Hontama vs Kulambayeva: prediction and tips
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Match chances
Winner chance from the market (no margin). The other markets come from the history of matches with a similar balance of strength.
Winner
Mai Hontama81%
Zhibek Kulambayeva19%
Elo: M. Hontama 60% · Z. Kulambayeva 40%
from the market (no margin)
Set score
2:0 M. Hontama60%
2:1 M. Hontama22%
2:1 Z. Kulambayeva10%
2:0 Z. Kulambayeva9%
First set
Mai Hontama75%
Zhibek Kulambayeva25%
Full distance (3rd set)
yes31%
no69%
Total games
The bookmakers' lineOver 19.5 · 50%market (no margin): 49%
The 19.5 line offered by bookmakers before the match: our chance on that line, and next to it the market's (from the odds, without the margin).
Expected total: 21.3
| Line | Over | Under | Tour over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5 | 78% | 22% | 82% |
| 17.5 | 67% | 33% | 72% |
| 18.5 | 58% | 42% | 64% |
| 19.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 20.5 | 43% | 57% | 49% |
| 21.5 | 40% | 60% | 44% |
| 22.5 | 34% | 66% | 38% |
Sample: 1,370 matches
Games handicap
M. Hontama −5.549%
Tie-break in the match
Tie-break: yes19%
tour average 22%
Serve profile (12 months)
Matches with stats from the last 12 months, pulled towards the tour average on a small sample.
| M. Hontama | Tour | Z. Kulambayeva | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service points won | 55% | 56% | 53% |
| Return points won | 46% | 44% | 47% |
| Service games held | 58% | 63% | 58% |
| Breaks of serve | 43% | 37% | 42% |
| Aces per service game | 0.07 | 0.10 | |
| Double faults per game | 0.31 | 0.30 | |
| Sets with a tie-break | 8% | 9% | |
| Tie-breaks won | 4/7 | 3/3 | |
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 88% | |
| Matches in the sample | 39 | 15 |
Form
The last 10 matches in all tournaments, newest first.
Mai Hontama
- 03/11/26WMananchaya Sawangkaew#77WTA Chennai · R327:6 6:2
- 25/10/26LMaya Joint#90WTA Tokyo · Q25:7 3:6
- 24/10/26WOleksandra Oliynykova#62WTA Tokyo · Q16:3 6:1
- 19/10/26LViktorija Golubic#89WTA Osaka · R323:6 1:6
- 06/10/26LEmerson Jones#132WTA 125 Suzhou · R324:6 0:6
- 30/09/26LKatie Boulter#49WTA Beijing · R1283:6 4:6
- 29/09/26WJodie Burrage#474WTA Beijing · Q22:6 6:1 6:2
- 28/09/26WAlexandra PanovaWTA Beijing · Q17:5 6:1
- 19/09/26LEunhye (2000) Lee#468WTA Seoul · Q10:6 7:5 3:6
- 26/08/26LAndrea Lazaro Garcia#140WTA US Open · Q27:5 6:7 1:6
Zhibek Kulambayeva
- 03/11/26WMei Yamaguchi#282WTA Chennai · R326:4 7:5
- 01/11/26WMei Yamaguchi#282WTA Chennai · Q23:6 6:3 7:6
- 31/10/26WYelyzaveta Kotliar#348WTA Chennai · Q16:2 6:3
- 13/10/26LFrancisca Jorge#239WTA 125 Lisbon · R326:4 2:6 3:6
- 13/09/26LMalaika Rapolu#255WTA 125 Caldas da Rainha · Q13:6 2:6
- 09/09/26LElizara Yaneva#138WTA 125 Antalya 4 · R163:6 6:3 4:6
- 07/09/26WRadka Zelnickova#357WTA 125 Antalya 4 · R326:4 6:4
- 13/07/26LLeyre Romero Gormaz#131WTA Iasi · Q21:6 4:6
- 12/07/26WLisa Zaar#291WTA Iasi · Q17:6 6:3
- 16/05/26LAnastasia Zolotareva#318WTA Rabat · Q15:7 3:6
Elo over the last year
Mai HontamaZhibek Kulambayeva
Record by surface (12 months)
Wins–losses over the last 12 months.
| M. Hontama | Z. Kulambayeva | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard court | 16–1552% | 3–175% |
| Clay | 3–350% | 5–645% |
| Grass | 1–150% | 0–0 |
Head to head
They have not met yet.
Road through the tournament
Mai Hontama
- 03/11/26WMananchaya Sawangkaew#77WTA Chennai · R327:6 6:2
Zhibek Kulambayeva
- 31/10/26WYelyzaveta Kotliar#348WTA Chennai · Q16:2 6:3
- 01/11/26WMei Yamaguchi#282WTA Chennai · Q23:6 6:3 7:6
- 03/11/26WMei Yamaguchi#282WTA Chennai · R326:4 7:5