Alessia Popescu vs Sonia Erika Butuc CerchezPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alessia Popescu and Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez have met 1 time since 2026; Alessia Popescu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Popescu has taken 2 sets to Cerchez's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alessia Popescu won at W35 Bistrita (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popescu | Erika Butuc Cerchez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alessia Popescu | Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 10/15 | 70% | 7/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 7/16 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 12/31 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 5/8 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 6/11 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 2/7 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 12/14 | 88% | 7/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 10/14 | 88% | 7/8 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popescu 1, Erika Butuc Cerchez 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Cerchez
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
Both Alessia Popescu and Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez are 🛡️ The Spoiler types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 668 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 16, 2026
W35 Bistrita
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popescu | Cerchez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alessia Popescu | Sonia Erika Butuc Cerchez | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 3 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 5.01 | 5.41 |
| ROI % | -25.4% | +48.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.53u | +2.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | USA → BUL → ESP |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Popescu and Cerchez posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| Karina Elena Gabriela Dumitru | W 62 60 | W 62 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Andreea Prisacariu
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Nadia Kulbiej
W15 Constanta · 1st Round
Sep 23
Stefania Bojica
W15 Campulung · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Karina Elena Gabriela Dumitru
W15 Campulung · 1st Round
Sep 8
Alesia Breaz
W15 Brasov · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Ana Maria Brotea
W15 Brasov · 1st Round
Sep 2
Giulia Russo
W15 Brasov · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Juliana Nicole Singeorzan
W35 Bistrita · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 19
Yeva Galiievska
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas
W15 Chisinau · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Alina Nesmianovych
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round
Oct 7
Justine Bretnacher
W15 Chisinau · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Liana Cammilleri
W15 Chisinau · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Melinda Biro
W15 Constanta · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Sorana Gheorghe
W15 Constanta · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Melinda Biro
W15 Campulung · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–31 matches
| Metric | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 42% |
| Sets won | 50% | 43% |
| Games won | 49% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popescu | Cerchez |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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